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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UKCS Decommissioning - 2018 Cost Estimate Report published by the Oil and Gas Authority in June 2018, what his latest estimate is of employment levels in the offshore decommissioning industry in each year from 2018 to 2025.

The Department does not have details of the employment levels associated with decommissioning. However, forecasts from industry suggest that the annual expenditure for decommissioning over the next five years will be in the region of £1.7bn to £2bn, offering significant employment opportunities in the supply chain that will deliver the constituent elements of the decommissioning activity.