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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

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Written Question
Offshore Industry: Scotland
Thursday 23rd October 2025

Asked by: Lewis Cocking (Conservative - Broxbourne)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of net zero policies on Scotland's oil and gas sector.

Answered by Douglas Alexander - Secretary of State for Scotland

I’m due to be in Aberdeen next week to meet a range of North Sea oil and gas operators.

The Government is clear that Scotland’s oil and gas industry will remain part of our energy system for decades to come.

We are also strengthening our energy security and making Scotland home to the green jobs of the future by investing in homegrown clean power through GB Energy.

GB Energy is already investing in Scottish renewables. This includes an investment of £200 million in solar and renewable energy projects on public buildings across the country, and in June, GB Energy also pledged £300 million of investment in offshore wind supply chains, as part of a £1 billion package in collaboration with industry and the Crown Estate.