Question follow-through · 29658
Offshore Industry: North Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of legal services used by the Government in relation to potential Rosebank oil and gas field development since 4 July 2024; and whether further legal cos
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 14 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse was of legal services used by the Government in relation to potential Rosebank oil and gas field development since 4 July 2024; and whether further legal cos
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Department has paid a total of £26,773 in legal fees relating to the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields since 4 July 2024.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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