Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 37379

North Sea Oil

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the sale of fossil fuels in international energy markets on his Department’s support for North Sea oil operations.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Oil and gas is traded on international markets, therefore domestically produced oil and gas does not mean cheaper prices and leaves British consumers exposed to unstable fossil fuel markets. On 5 March the Government launched a consultation that progresse...

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