To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to strengthen the UK's energy security through an increase in domestic gas production.
Answered on
8 November 2022
The Government plans to strengthen energy resilience and manage declining domestic gas production through the North Sea Transition Authority’s launch of the 33rd licensing round on 7 October 2022. Applications for the 33rd round will be open until 12 January 2023 and the first licence awards should follow in the second quarter of 2023.