Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 72950
Natural Gas and Oil: New Zealand
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green Party — North Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the New Zealand Government’s new subsidies for oil and gas development on the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
Answer
Mr Douglas AlexanderAlthough there are no such significant direct impacts, the UK raised the issue of oil and gas developments with New Zealand on several occasions, including following New Zealand's Budget 2025 announcements after the Environment and Climate Change Sub-Com...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 72950) →