Question follow-through · 82941
Fossil Fuels: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions of the Marine Policy Statement 2011 in the context of achieving his Department’s policy on new oil and gas licencing.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 27 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions of the Marine Policy Statement 2011 in the context of achieving his Department’s policy on new oil and gas licencing.
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Oct 2025
Answer published
In March, the Government consulted on its commitment not to issue new licences to explore new fields. The Marine Policy Statement was published in 2011 under a previous government. It includes support for oil and gas exploration. Subject to the outcome of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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