Question follow-through · 116996
North Sea Oil: Shetland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the decision as to whether to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field project will be made.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the decision as to whether to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field project will be made.
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State is responsible for determining whether to agree to the grant of consent for development of the project under the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations for offshore oil and gas and will make a decision in due course.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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