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Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the North Sea Transition Authority on its statutory duty to maximise the economic recovery of oil and gas in the UK Continental shelf.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
4 Sept 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the North Sea Transition Authority on its statutory duty to maximise the economic recovery of oil and gas in the UK Continental shelf.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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