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Offshore Industry: North Sea

Asked by Carla DenyerGreen PartyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 98182

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the North Sea Future Plan published on 26 November 2025, if he will clarify his Department's definition of a (a) managed, (b) prosperous and (c) orderly transition; and how

Answered by Michael Shanks

The North Sea Transition Authority will publish detailed guidance on the application and assessment process for Transitional Energy Certificates in due course.

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