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Fossil Fuels

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 48233

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the total value of fossil fuels in the UK which have not yet been extracted.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The volumes, commercial recoverability and ultimate value of unextracted fossil fuels in the UK are all influenced by several factors and as such, a single figure of total value has not been calculated by the Department.

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