Question follow-through · 221
Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many barrels of oil equivalent in oil and gas are estimated to be in the UK Continental Shelf that have not received any licence for development from the North Sea Transition Authority.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 20 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many barrels of oil equivalent in oil and gas are estimated to be in the UK Continental Shelf that have not received any licence for development from the North Sea Transition Authority.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2026
Answer published
The most recent North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) report was published in October 2025 and is available on the NSTA’s website.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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