Question follow-through · 25302
Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce: Offshore Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce on oil and gas licences in the North Sea.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 28 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce on oil and gas licences in the North Sea.
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jan 2025
Answer published
North Sea oil and gas will continue to be an important part of the UK’s energy mix for decades to come. The Government will soon consult on the implementation of our manifesto position not to issue new oil and gas licences to explore new fields in the Nor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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