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Question follow-through · 4042

Natural Gas and Oil: Exploration

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to encourage a) onshore and b) offshore oil and gas exploration.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
5 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to encourage a) onshore and b) offshore oil and gas exploration.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The 2025 North Sea Future Plan set out the government’s commitment not to issue new oil and gas licences onshore in England or offshore across the UK. The government will manage existing fields for their lifespan, including through the introduction of Tra...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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