Question follow-through · 25712
Fisheries: Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to balance the development of offshore renewable energy projects with the sustainability of Scotland’s fishing industry.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 28 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to balance the development of offshore renewable energy projects with the sustainability of Scotland’s fishing industry.
24 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jan 2025
Answer published
The UK and Scottish Governments share the ambition for Scotland to lead and fully benefit from the clean energy transition. But this change needs to be managed responsibly and in dialogue with a range of industries. Marine planning and fisheries are devol...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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