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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department’s policy is on supporting new technologies in the oil and gas sector.

The Government has co-funded a £250 million Aberdeen City Region Deal, jointly with Scottish Government, which included a UK contribution of £90m over 10 years for the Oil and Gas Technology Centre.

Not only will the technology being identified and deployed at the Oil and Gas Technology Centre help to unlock the remaining potential in the North Sea, it will also help to anchor the supply chain in the UK, create a culture of innovation and lead to world class exports.