Question follow-through · 902234
Offshore Industry: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of not issuing new oil and gas licences on economic growth in Scotland.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 22 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of not issuing new oil and gas licences on economic growth in Scotland.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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22 Jan 2025
Answer published
The UK Government recognises oil and gas production in the North Sea will be part of our energy mix for decades to come and is committed to managing the energy transition in a way that supports jobs in existing and future industries. We have a workforce t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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