Offshore Industry: North Sea

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 1 May 2025.

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Photo of Victoria Collins Victoria Collins Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology)

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27613 on Offshore Industry: North Sea, what further steps his Department is taking to avoid prejudicing future regulatory decision-making on this matter.

Photo of Michael Shanks Michael Shanks Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Neither the Secretary of State nor I will be commenting on the specifics of individual in order to avoid potentially prejudicing any future regulatory decisions the Secretary of State is required to make in relation to these projects. We remain committed to having the supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidance in place as soon as possible. Once it is published, assessments of environmental statements can resume.

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