Question follow-through · 66047
Oil: Refineries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much (a) has been spent to date and (b) he expects to spend on measures to continue the operation of the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 11 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much (a) has been spent to date and (b) he expects to spend on measures to continue the operation of the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery.
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Jul 2025
Answer published
As I sent out in my Written Ministerial Statement on 1 July 2025, the Government is providing the Official Receiver with short-term funding to cover the essential operating costs of the refinery as a result of the unexpected insolvency of the company. The...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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