Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of shale oil wells that will be in place by (a) 2025 and (b) 2030.

There have been no specific estimates on the number of shale oil wells that will be in place by (a) 2025 or (b) 2030.

The Government will continue to monitor progress of the shale industry and will revise its estimates as appropriate as the industry develops.