FUEL AND VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY

Early day motion 1117, tabled 2 November 2000 by Roy Beggs (UUP). Signed by 31 members.

That this House is concerned that the United Kingdom haulage industry is being undermined by excessive costs as a consequence of high vehicle excise duty and the escalating fuel costs which affect almost every household in the United Kingdom and most seriously farmers and rural dwellers; and calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take measures to lessen the impact of high fuel costs on the economic well-being of the United Kingdom and its people, and to promote fair competition and to discourage the illegal transportation of fuel across national boundaries.

Signatures by party: Conservative 14, UUP 8, DUP 3, Scottish National Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, UKUP 1.