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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he is having with representatives from the North Sea oil and gas industry on that industry supporting the transition to net zero.

The Government has regular meetings with stakeholders from the North Sea oil and gas industry on a wide range of topics, including the industry supporting the transition to net zero.

The North Sea Transition Deal agreed with the industry in March 2021 will help unlock the UK’s net zero ambition, delivering part of a fair and equitable energy transition by allowing the UK Continental Shelf to transition to a net zero basin as well as supporting the decarbonisation of industries across the UK. This Deal is about harnessing the existing skills of the offshore oil and gas sector’s supply chain to help deliver new low carbon technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture, usage and storage, helping the UK to meet its net zero targets.