Question follow-through · 94793
Offshore Industry: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in the next two years, how many new oil and gas licences his Department will examine and what proportion he estimates will be approved; and what assessment he has made of the impact of licens
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
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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
26 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in the next two years, how many new oil and gas licences his Department will examine and what proportion he estimates will be approved; and what assessment he has made of the impact of licens
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government will legislate to meet its landmark manifesto commitment to end new licences to explore new oil and gas fields. To support existing fields and infrastructure, the Government will introduce new Transitional Energy Certificates for a managed,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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