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Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 March 2025

Debate

North Sea Energy

Contribution

I sincerely thank the noble Baroness for raising these important points. Let me acknowledge the awful tragedy that has just happened in the North Sea. I come from Yorkshire, and I know how congested the waters are there. Our thoughts are with the families of those involved. There will clearly be an inquiry into what happened there, but it serves as a very useful backdrop to the issues that the noble Baroness raises. However, with another hat on, I was very pleased to be involved in the debates on the Crown Estate and ownership of the coastal areas and the various responsibilities in those areas—not only people looking after their own employment, but the environment. Those considerations are important, and I am confident that, by putting together these packages with key interested partners, we will be able to come up with a very positive plan that highlights the issues that the noble Baroness raises.

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