Democratic Unionist Party
DUP MP Carla Lockhart joins cross-party MPs in urging the government to set up a haulage taskforce, citing fuel costs, a shortfall of about 11,000 lorry parking spaces and drivers' lack of safe rest facilities.
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UUP economy spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA urges the UK Government to cut fuel duty substantially and immediately, with a long-term plan, saying working families and businesses are being squeezed by high pump prices and tax.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Armstrong urges UK Government to act now on soaring fuel costs (opens in a new tab)
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood welcomes the Prime Minister's postponement of a planned 5p fuel duty increase but says it is the bare minimum. She calls for VAT removal on home heating oil and agricultural diesel and higher windfall taxes on energy companies.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Prime Minister's postponement of 5p fuel duty increase Original release: Fuel duty freeze bare minimum but welcome, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin says families are struggling to afford fuel after the average cost of filling a family car passed £100 for the first time. She urges London to extend help and says the March fuel duty cut has fallen short, while urging the DUP to end its Stormont boycott.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Average family car petrol cost passes £100 for first time Original release: McLaughlin: Families struggling to meet soaring petrol prices (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes calls on the British government to provide urgent support for rising fuel costs in the north. Sinn Féin MPs backed a letter to the British Prime Minister seeking a temporary immediate cut in fuel costs here.
Economy and employment Issue: Sinn Féin MPs letter to British Prime Minister on fuel costs Original release: British government must offer more support for fuel crisis – Hughes (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey calls the profits of British Gas owner, reported at £1.34 billion, a scandal and urges the British Chancellor to act now against energy price rises. She also calls on the DUP to end its boycott and form an Executive.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: British Gas owner profits reported at £1.34 billion Original release: British government ‘must do more’ to support workers and families – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls on the British Government to immediately cut fuel prices, citing the RAC's urging of retailers to reduce pump prices. She says she will write again to the British Chancellor to end the fuel price rip-off.
Economy and employment Original release: British Government must do more to cut rising fuel costs – Archibald (opens in a new tab)