United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 95151
Offshore Industry: North Sea
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27 November 2025
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3 December 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the North Sea oil and gas sector on employment and economic growth; and what steps he is taking to safeguard jobs in the offshore energy sector.
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27 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the North Sea oil and gas sector on employment and economic growth; and what steps he is taking to safeguard jobs in the offshore energy sector.
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3 December 2025
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Our oil and gas sector significantly contributes towards our economy, and directly employs tens of thousands of highly skilled workers right across the UK. However, the natural decline of oil and gas in the North Sea has seen more than 70,000 jobs lost in...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-27/95151
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1857776
- uk · wq-1857776 · source updated 3 December 2025