Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 21286
Oil: Pollution
Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour — Chesterfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much revenue was raised from fines of oil companies for all oil spills occurring during offshore operations in each of the last five years.
Answer
Michael ShanksOPRED issues fines for oil spills as an alternative to criminal prosecution for the more serious offences. A maximum fine of £50,000 can be issued for the most serious of spills. Revenue raised from fines of oil companies for all oil spills occurring duri...
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