THE government has announced a list of job categories which will allow people priority in getting fuel subject to approval:

Performance of functions of the police or the armed forces, or operation of the fire services; operation of health or social services; manufacture, processing, storage, packaging, distribution or sale of food including milk, milk products, animal feeding stuffs, pet foods or salt; movement or slaughter of livestock for the production of food or of animal feeding stuffs or for veterinary reasons; essential operations at nuclear sites; maintenance of water supplies or operation of sewage and drainage services; production, supply, distribution or transmission of solid or liquid fuel, or gas or electricity in the course of business, or provision of emergency services to consumers of such fuels; operation of buses, railways, tramways, docks or harbours.

Operation of any of the following transport services: coach or bus services (excluding excursions or tours); services provided by employers of labour for taking their employees to or from their work by means of vehicles adapted to carry eight or more passengers; airport bus services.

Operation of air traffic control, air navigation and civil airline services or air marine safety or navigational services; marine safety, navigational (including pilotage), shipping and ferry services; search and rescue services including coastguard and lifeboat services; production or distribution of medical or pharmaceutical supplies; operation of postal and telecommunications services (including broadcasting, newspaper production and distribution); transmission of money or of social security and other essential official payments or documents; movement or delivery of cash or cheques; operation of payment, clearing or settlement services.

Agriculture or horticulture for the production of food or animal feeding stuffs; operation of fishing vessels; manufacture or distribution of ice or dry ice for use in the food trades; essential central government and local government functions; administration of justice, including the operation of prison services and electronic tagging services; environmental and environmental health services and related emergencies; funeral services including cremation; refuse collection and disposal; industrial process involving hazardous or radioactive substances, including transportation; veterinary services; operation (including heating) of special schools or colleges for the handicapped; foreign diplomatic missions for essential purposes.