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 UK — Boston 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 ShanksThe 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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