Asked by: Richard Burgon (Independent - Leeds East)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to launch a consultation on its policy on not issuing new oil and gas licences to explore new fields.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We plan to consult later this year on the implementation of our manifesto position not to issue new oil and gas licences to explore new fields.