PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Offshore Industry: Licensing (30 July 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what budget he has allocated for legal costs in the event of legal action from businesses following from his decision not to issue new oil and gas licences.

Asked by:
Claire Coutinho (Conservative)

Answer

We do not intend to issue new licences to explore new fields and will share more details on our plans in due course. We do not speculate on possible future legal costs.


Answered by:
Michael Shanks (Labour)
2 September 2024

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