Andrew Bowie MP: written questions
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Written questions
Oil: RefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Prax Lindsey oil refinery on the domestic price of (a) diesel, (b) aviation fuel, and (c) heating oil for off-grid ho
Answer: The Government continually monitors fuel supplies across the country and has robust, tried and tested plans in place to ensure these supplies are maintained at all times. We continue to work closely with industry to monitor the situation. The prices of fu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: RefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the period to find a buyer for the Prax Lindsey oil refinery.
Answer: The Official Receiver (OR) decided to cease refining operations at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on 21 July 2025. However, the sales process continued to be run in parallel, and the OR has received a range of proposals - from specific asset acquisition to acq...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: RefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Official Receiver on the inability to find a buyer for the Prax Lindsey oil refinery.
Answer: The Official Receiver (OR) decided to cease refining operations at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on 21 July 2025. However, the sales process continued to be run in parallel, and the OR has received a range of proposals - from specific asset acquisition to acq...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: RefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure the delivery of crude oil stocks to the Prax Lindsey oil refinery site.
Answer: The Official Receiver (OR) decided to cease refining operations at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on 21 July 2025. However, the sales process continued to be run in parallel, and the OR has received a range of proposals - from specific asset acquisition to acq...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: RefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had on the continued purchase of crude oil stocks not already held at the Prax Lindsey oil refinery site to allow the refinery to continue operating.
Answer: The Official Receiver (OR) decided to cease refining operations at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on 21 July 2025. However, the sales process continued to be run in parallel, and the OR has received a range of proposals - from specific asset acquisition to acq...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: RefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much was paid for crude oil stocks to allow the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery to continue operating.
Answer: The Official Receiver (OR) decided to cease refining operations at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on 21 July 2025. However, the sales process continued to be run in parallel, and the OR has received a range of proposals - from specific asset acquisition to acq...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: RefineriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Official Receiver at the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on the purchase of crude oil to allow the site to continue operating.
Answer: The Official Receiver (OR) decided to cease refining operations at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on 21 July 2025. However, the sales process continued to be run in parallel, and the OR has received a range of proposals - from specific asset acquisition to acq...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of Shell and ExxonMobil’s divestments in the North Sea.
Answer: DESNZ is unable to comment on the specifics of any individual project or the investment decisions of individual operators while the regulatory process is underway. This is a matter for the North Sea Transition Authority.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the North Sea Transition Authority on Shell and ExxonMobil’s divestments in the North Sea.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of Viaro Energy controlling 5 per cent of the UK’s total gas production.
Answer: DESNZ is unable to comment on the specifics of any individual project or the investment decisions of individual operators while the regulatory process is underway. This is a matter for the North Sea Transition Authority.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the North Sea Transition Authority on the purchase of eleven Shell-operated gas fields by Viaro Energy in the Southern North Sea.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are informed when Scottish government Ministers meet foreign diplomats; whether permission is sought for such meetings; and whe
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has regular engagement with the Scottish Government across a range of issues, including its engagement with diplomatic representatives. The terms of the International Relations Concordat of 2013 – agreed be...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on their meetings with foreign ambassadors.
Answer: Foreign diplomats based within the UK are able to meet a wide range of stakeholders across the UK, without the need for permission from the Government.This principle is consistent with how we expect our own diplomats working overseas to be able to operate...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on their role in international affairs.
Answer: International relations is, and will remain, a matter reserved solely to the UK Government. The terms of the International Relations Concordat of 2013 – agreed between the UK Government and Ministers of the devolved Governments (DGs) – reaffirm that the D...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: OppressionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many bountied Hong Kongers living in the UK (a) she and (b) her Department have consulted while updating the Defending Democracy Taskforce.
Answer: The safety and security of Hong Kongers in the UK is, and always will be, a priority. Owing to the sensitive nature of this topic and the need to protect individuals who may be at threat, it would be inappropriate to provide further detail of any specific...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPhotovoltaics: ChinaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) mitigate the effects of market dumping of and (b) reduce strategic dependency on imported photovoltaic inverters from China.
Answer: Solar goods and services are global commodities, and it is likely that we will continue to require imports in the short to medium term. The UK has a strong electrical manufacturing sector and there is an opportunity to scale this up through our ambitious ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: LicensingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department’s planned timeline is for reviewing the electricity licensing regime to address the use of equipment from high-risk foreign vendors.
Answer: The protection and security of the energy sector is a priority for this Government, including manging risks from supply chains. DESNZ will continue to work closely with cross-government counterparts alongside industry to explore what further proportionate...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: DatabasesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for energy usage data collected by smart grid components to be exploited for (a) strategic and (b) military intelligence purposes by foreign state
Answer: Recognising the importance of renewable and smart energy systems for flexibility and decarbonisation, the Department is working to ensure these systems are developed in a way that is secure by design, protecting energy supply, infrastructure and consumers...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPhotovoltaicsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that firmware updates to photovoltaic inverters connected to the UK grid cannot be used as a vector for cyber or physical disruption.
Answer: Maintaining security of energy supplies is a key priority and critical energy operators are required to meet a minimum standard of cyber security and resilience, through the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018. The Department works continuall...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Foreign CompaniesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prohibitions under the Electricity Act 1989 of the use of high-risk foreign vendors in licensed electricity infrastructure on energy sec
Answer: As an open economy the UK welcomes foreign trade and investment where it supports growth, meets our regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security. The protection and security of the energy sector is a priority of this Government. ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPhotovoltaics: ChinaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a coordinated shutdown of photovoltaic inverters manufactured by companies headquartered in China on UK power grid stability.
Answer: Recognising the importance of renewable and smart energy systems for flexibility and decarbonisation, the department is working to ensure the system continues to be secure by design, and protects energy supply, infrastructure and consumers. As part of thi...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: TaxationTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67419More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the energy profits levy on government revenue.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecast at Spring Statement 2025 estimated that revenues from the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) will be £10.8 billion between 2025-26 and 2029-30. This is in addition to more than £10 billion in tax revenues alrea...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: TaxationTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67418More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of taxation of the oil and gas sector on levels of future development in the North Sea.
Answer: The Government is taking a responsible and proportionate approach to managing the taxation of the North Sea which recognises the ongoing role of the oil and gas industry and workforce in our current energy mix while ensuring the sector contributes more to...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBiomethaneDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of different rules on the eligibility of biomethane to the (a) UK and (b) EU emissions trading scheme on costs to industry.
Answer: The Government recognises biomethane as a practical and cost-effective way of contributing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) applies a zero emissions factor to combustion of biomethane where supplied directly to E...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLithium: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the Health and Safety Executive’s assessment of lithium salts for classification is rigorously evidence-based, (b) the weight of scientific evidenc
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) assessment of lithium salts (lithium substances/compounds) for classification includes a technical assessment that is rigorously evidence-based. The weight and strength of the relevant available scientific informati...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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