Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make it her policy to increase the penalties on oil producers who spill oil routinely into UK waters.

Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) monitors offshore oil spills in UK waters as part of its regulatory process. OPRED takes necessary action on identification of all oil spills in line with its enforcement policy, including the use of penalties, which can be increased in cases where previous or repeated breaches have occurred.