Fossil Fuels: Licensing

(asked on 29th October 2014) - View Source
Questioner
Portrait
Tom Greatrex
(Labour (Co-op) - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many bids were received in the 14th licensing round for onshore oil and gas.

Answered by
Matt Hancock Portrait
Matt Hancock
This question was answered on 4th November 2014

The 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round closed for applications on the 28th October 2014, and we have received 95 applications covering in total 295 blocks. (A block for these purposes is a 10x10 km area.) Some blocks were applied for by more than one applicant.

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