Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 48233
Fossil Fuels
Tabled: 25 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the total value of fossil fuels in the UK which have not yet been extracted.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe volumes, commercial recoverability and ultimate value of unextracted fossil fuels in the UK are all influenced by several factors and as such, a single figure of total value has not been calculated by the Department.