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<p>As I said at the Westminster Hall Debate on the UK oil and gas industry on 19 April,
we will commission a UK-wide scoping study on an ultra-deep water port to support
the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas assets. We will work closely with the
Scottish Government which had already commissioned a UK-wide study to support its
own commitment through its own Programme for Government. I have since discussed this
issue in a meeting with Paul Wheelhouse MSP, and BEIS officials remain in contact
with counterparts from the Scottish Government on their study. We expect to tender
for a UK Government study in the near future and will ensure that we do not duplicate
the work undertaken by the consultants working on behalf of the Scottish Government.</p>
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