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Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Grangemouth Oil Refinery is a site of national strategic importance.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
24 Oct 2024
Answer
24 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Grangemouth Oil Refinery is a site of national strategic importance.

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    It is deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth. We stand with the workers at this difficult time and worked closely with the Scottish Government to announce a joint £100 millio...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that refined oil products imported via Grangemouth are not sourced from Russia.

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28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the potential amount of funding required to keep the Grangemouth oil refinery in operation for the next 12 months.

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28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery on consumers.

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5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial information provided by Petroineos; and what discussions he has had with Petroineos on that information.

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Offshore Industry

10 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a just transition for oil and gas (a) communities and (b) workers.

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Offshore Industry: Safety

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the oil and gas industry on the effectiveness of the industry's checks for valid safety certification among prospective offshore workers.

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Offshore Industry: Safety

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the oil and gas industry on the effectiveness of the industry's processes for developing safety standards for offshore oil and gas workers.

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Oil: Imports

24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ineos on the country of origin of the crude oil it intends to import into the Grangemouth refinery.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Oil: Imports

24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of replacing domestically refined oil with imported oil at Grangemouth on the UK's balance of payments.

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Refineries: Grangemouth

8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Supporting Grangemouth workers, published on 26 August 2025, how much additional funding has been allocated; and how much and what proportion of t