Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many prosecutions and fines have been issued for oil and chemical spills into UK waters in each of the last five years.

In the last five years, the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) has issued two civil penalties for oil pollution offences under the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005: £25,000 to Golar-Nor (UK) Limited in May 2022 and £25,000 to Perenco UK Limited in January 2024. No prosecutions have been brought by OPRED in that period. OPRED investigates all reported oil and chemical spills proportionately and takes enforcement action where appropriate to protect the marine environment.