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<p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question
in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble
Lord.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department requires that all applications
to leave part or all of an installation or pipeline in place at the time of decommissioning
are supported by a detailed environmental impact assessment. The assessment must comply
with international obligations, is reviewed by Departmental staff and relevant stakeholders,
including environmental bodies and NGOs, and must be accepted by the Department before
it approves the proposed operations. Details of projects under consideration can be
found on our web page titled “Oil and gas: decommissioning of offshore installations
and pipelines” on the gov.uk website.</ins></p>
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