Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 12467

Fossil Fuels: Licensing

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) oil and (b) gas licence applications made under the 33rd licensing round are yet to be determined.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has paused considering any further licences from the 33rd round pending the finalisation of the Governments consultation process into the future of licensing.