Select committee: Scottish Affairs Committee
6th Report - The future of the oil and gas industry
HC 996
Published 4 February 2019
Scottish Affairs Committee The future of the oil and gas industry inquiry Report on parliament.uk ↗
At a glanceGovernment response published 9 May 2019
The government's response
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.
The government welcomes or accepts several of the committee's recommendations, while saying that any Sector Deal must meet Industrial Strategy expectations and that some workstreams are already progressing without a formal deal.
- On maximising economic recovery, it "welcomes the committee's conclusion" and says domestic oil and gas production "will remain an important part of the UK's energy mix over the medium term".
- On decommissioning, it says BEIS has launched a call for evidence, and that a formal government response will be published after it concludes, outlining "potential next steps".
- On skills transfer, it "accepts this recommendation" but does not think it is "contingent on the agreement of a formal Sector Deal".
- On CCUS cluster funding, it will invest "up to £170million" through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, with further details "in due course".
What the committee recommended
No recommendations or conclusions have been extracted from this report. This is normal for correspondence and for special reports.
Sources
- 6th Report - The future of the oil and gas industry ↗The committee's report, HC 996, parliament.uk
- 5th Special Report - The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report ↗The government's response, 9 May 2019, parliament.uk