Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of EU competition regulations on the ability of the Government to actively support UK content in the UK Continental Shelf.

The UK offshore oil and gas supply chain is among the best in the world, and the UK Government works closely with both licensees and the supply chain to ensure that there is clear visibility on both UK capability and the projects coming forward. To this end, DECC has published a study of the UK fabrication capability and also publicise all upcoming projects on the Pathfinder web tool.