Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 103573

Refineries: Lincolnshire

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UKBoston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial liabilities relating to Lindsey Oil Refinery decommissioning fall to the taxpayer, as opposed to the buyer of the site.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The insolvency process at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery is led by the court-appointed Official Receiver, who must act in accordance with his statutory duties and independently of government. The government will continue to support and fund the Official Receiv...

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