Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department expects the North Sea Transition Authority to publish decisions on the remaining (a) oil and (b) gas licence applications made under the 33rd licensing round.

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has paused considering any further licences from the 33^rd round pending the finalisation of the Governments consultation process into the future of licensing.