Offshore Industry: North Sea

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 6 February 2026.

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Photo of Andrew Bowie Andrew Bowie Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero), Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is his timeline to determine the Rosebank oil field application.

Photo of Michael Shanks Michael Shanks Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Secretary of State will be making a decision as to whether or not to agree to the grant of consent in due course.

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