Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 56872

Oil: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Tonia Antoniazzi

LabourGower

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to help tackle chronic oil pollution in UK seas.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The UK has a comprehensive environmental regulatory regime for the offshore oil and gas sector which is administered by the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED). The regime ensures that provisions are in place to minimi...

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