Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 27873

Offshore Industry: Scotland

Tabled: 31 January 2025
Answered: 7 February 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Scottish (a) energy companies and (b) supply chain businesses on the potential impact of legal and regulatory uncertainty on future investment in Scotland’s oil and gas sector.

Answer

Kirsty McNeill
The Secretary of State and I regularly meet with Scottish energy companies, as well as the relevant business representative organisations, to discuss Scotland's oil and gas sector. We have been clear that North Sea oil and gas will continue to have a role...

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