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1683618

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date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the time taken by the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning to deliver permits for energy production projects.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	10676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a comprehensive legal framework for development proposals for offshore oil and gas fields under existing licences. All activities that may impact the environment are subject to rigorous assessment as part of the environmental application process.</p><p> </p><p>Regulatory decisions by the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning are made within the timeline set out in the relevant regulations. For new developments, the time taken to reach a decision depends on the complexity and nature of the project. The time taken to reach those decisions are regularly monitored and reviewed as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2024 10:14:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1683619

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) investment in and (b) development of the connection between offshore oil and gas and carbon capture, usage and storage technologies.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	10677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The skills and investment of the oil and gas sector will drive our energy transition.</p><p> </p><p>A government-funded report looking at the CCUS supply chain found that oil and gas supply chain companies are in prime position to win work in carbon capture and storage.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also making it easier for workers to move between different energy sectors, ensuring that their skills can be tapped into to support the transition.</p><p> </p><p>The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill introduced last year will support ongoing investment, protect the 200,000 jobs supported by oil and gas, and support the wider energy transition including CCUS development.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 10678 question first answered 26/01/2024 06:40:58 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1683620

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Carbon Capture and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) investment in and (b) development of the connection between onshore oil and gas and carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) technologies.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	10678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The skills and investment of the oil and gas sector will drive our energy transition.</p><p> </p><p>A government-funded report looking at the CCUS supply chain found that oil and gas supply chain companies are in prime position to win work in carbon capture and storage.</p><p> </p><p>Government is also making it easier for workers to move between different energy sectors, ensuring that their skills can be tapped into to support the transition.</p><p> </p><p>The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill introduced last year will support ongoing investment, protect the 200,000 jobs supported by oil and gas, and support the wider energy transition including CCUS development.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 10677 question first answered 26/01/2024 06:40:58 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1683621

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of gas used in the UK is domestically produced; if he will provide a breakdown of non-domestically produced gas used in the UK; and what steps she is taking to help reduce reliance on imported gas products.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	10679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Indigenous production of gas has been equivalent to around half of UK demand for over a decade (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fnatural-gas-chapter-4-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cbb5778e1118749ceeb8b08dc1cd79dcd%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638416959595052526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MFevD8uld%2FUNoyNue%2BspMkzCErEqoo3ff8U0i8V2jw4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">DUKES Chapter 4</a>). Gas imports by origin are published in <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fgas-section-4-energy-trends&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cbb5778e1118749ceeb8b08dc1cd79dcd%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638416959595062185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FFuYFX2oIxQb5KOnABVjhCcssISFeYJAdJPV4WgIjF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Trends table 4.4</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a secure and diverse energy system and does not rely on any one source of supply. The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill is designed to give industry certainty as to the future of licensing rounds, which will enhance the UK’s energy security and reduce its reliance on imported gas.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/01/2024 06:41:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson