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Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for a decision on the approval of the Jackdaw oil field.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
6 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for a decision on the approval of the Jackdaw oil field.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State will be making a decision as to whether or not to agree to the grant of consent in due course.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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