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Offshore Industry: North Sea |
| Question ID: |
1817645 |
| UIN: |
63637 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4601 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andrew Bowie
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Andrew Bowie
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of unused North Sea oil and gas on energy security. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
The North Sea is a highly mature basin. Production of oil and gas has been declining since a peak in 1999 and around 80% of our oil is exported. The UK benefits from a secure and diverse energy system, which allows us to draw on several sources, reducing ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |