§ Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will investigate the feasibility of introducing different fuel duties in rural and urban areas. [130407]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 13 July 2000]: The Government have no plans to do so.
Differential fuel duties would be difficult and expensive to administer. No new arrangements for differential rates of road fuel duty have been sanctioned by the European Commission since the completion of the single market.