Clause 19
Energy Bill
12:00 pm
Hugo Swire (East Devon, Conservative)
Far from that, I may be coming to the Minister’s rescue on this point as he seems pretty unclear at the moment. The Minister referred to existing technologies and licences in the North sea with respect to the oil and gas projects. He said that the Secretary of State has the right to remove licences and reallocate them. Does the Secretary of State have the right to modify North sea oil licences, and can the Minister give any example of where such a licence has been issued and can be modified? That is the crux of the matter.