Written questions

Offshore Industry: North Sea

Commons · Question 34969 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department made of the potential impact of spatial limits in the North Sea on (a) interconnectors, (b) fisheries, (c) wind farms and (d) other offshore infrastructure.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 11 Mar 2025

As set out in the Clean Power Action Plan, we need a long term, holistic approach to managing growing demand for use of the seabed. The Crown Estate’s Marine Delivery Routemap will provide an opportunity to positively plan for shared outcomes across diffe...