Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 127026

Energy: Finance

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

David Smith

LabourNorth Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that energy development project special purpose vehicles cover the financial liability of decommissioning.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Department operates a statutory scheme under the Energy Act 2004 to ensure that those responsible for constructing offshore energy installations are responsible for covering the financial liability of decommissioning. Regardless of how an installation...

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