<p>The Chancellor routinely receives a range of representations from stakeholders such as the devolved Administrations.</p><p>The Government is giving fuel retailers a further opportunity to submit information to the Treasury as part of its plan to extend the rural fuel rebate to mainland rural areas. Areas that have already qualified will remain part of the application to the European Commission and will not need to submit further information.</p><p>This supplementary call for information could see further areas added to the scheme providing they meet the strict criteria which were used to identify the areas which have already qualified:</p><p>1. Pump price threshold:</p><p>Pump prices have to be more expensive than the lowest pump price on the islands in the existing scheme (not including the current rebate), during the months examined:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">ppl<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">October2012<br /></td><td valign="top">November2012<br /></td><td valign="top">December2012<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Petrol<br /></td><td valign="top">145<br /></td><td valign="top">139<br /></td><td valign="top">140<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Diesel<br /></td><td valign="top">149<br /></td><td valign="top">149<br /></td><td valign="top">146<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>2. Cost of transporting fuel:</p><p>Places have to be over 100 miles by road from the nearest refinery.</p><p>3. Population density:</p><p>The population density must be no higher than any area in the current scheme.</p>