Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is for the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil for each of the years 2014-15 to 2017-18.
The 2014-15 budget for the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil is currently £1.8m, which covers an office of 15 staff as well as programme funding for activities including research, communications and public engagement .
Current plans for 15-16 are for £1.8m, but are subject to DECC’s internal business planning process. Future years will be subject to Spending Review discussions with the Treasury on DECC’s overall baseline.