Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 94994
Fossil Fuels
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to prioritise domestic oil and gas production over imports.
Answer
Michael ShanksOur priority is a fair, orderly transition to homegrown clean energy to ensure energy security and protect billpayers. Further oil and gas exploration and production licences would not meaningfully increase UK production levels, nor would they change the ...
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