Question follow-through · 118978

Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Ministers or officials in HM Treasury have met with representatives of oil and gas companies to discuss North Sea oil and gas extraction since 1 March 2026.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
11 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Ministers or officials in HM Treasury have met with representatives of oil and gas companies to discuss North Sea oil and gas extraction since 1 March 2026.

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Treasury Ministers and officials regularly engage with multiple industry stakeholders. The Chancellor met the UK’s oil and gas sector this month following the events in the Middle East. This included discussing how to navigate this uncertain period and th...

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