Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 29510

Offshore Industry: North Sea

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason his Department withdrew legal support for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas projects.

Answer

Michael Shanks
In August, in light of the Supreme Court Finch Judgment, the government accepted that the previous Environmental Impact Assessment decisions were unlawful. That decision was made following the taking of legal advice, the contents of which are privileged. ...

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