Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that any changes to The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 do not increase greenhouse gas emissions and marine impacts from oil and gas platforms.

The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 remain current and relevant to considering the environmental impacts of proposed offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage, and offshore capture and storage of carbon dioxide projects. Any future changes would seek to, as a minimum, maintain existing standards of environmental protection.