Offshore Industry: North Sea

About this written question

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Answering body

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Tabled

14 May 2026

Target answer date

18 May 2026

Answer

22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 14 May 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of policy on new North Sea oil and gas licences on (a) employment in the offshore energy sector, (b) energy security, (c) tax revenues from

2. 18 May 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 22 May 2026

   Answer published

   The government has committed to not issue new licences to explore new fields. We will need a wide range of skills to build the future offshore energy sector, and we are launching a North Sea Jobs Service, matching workers to secure well-paid jobs. New lic...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.