United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 172954
Fossil Fuels: Exploration
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22 March 2021
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30 March 2021 · Answer
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30 March 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to ban the issue new oil and gas exploration licences; and what impact assessment he has carried out on the potential merits of a ban on the issuance of new l
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22 March 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to ban the issue new oil and gas exploration licences; and what impact assessment he has carried out on the potential merits of a ban on the issuance of new l
Source: Commons
30 March 2021
Answer
The Department has conducted a review into the future of offshore oil and gas licensing, which has concluded that a new climate compatibility checkpoint will be introduced into the regime. This will help ensure that any future licenses are only awarded on...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-22/172954
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1304727
- uk · wq-1304727 · source updated 30 March 2021