Subject	Predicate	Object
xurzNhA6	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	PS2vuJjn
	answer has answering person	Graham Charles Stuart
	answer text	<p>The Government has undertaken an Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment (OESEA4) of a draft plan for licensing and leasing areas for future offshore energy developments including offshore oil and gas, in relevant waters of the UK Continental Shelf. In advance of any licence award, a further Habitats Regulations and Marine Protected Area/Marine Conservation Zone Assessment will be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>Development proposals for offshore oil and gas are dealt with by the relevant regulators; the North Sea Transition Authority and the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED). As part of the regulatory process, OPRED considers the Environmental Impact Assessment for development proposals to ensure the impact on the environment, including marine protected areas is taken into account.</p>
	answer given date	2023-06-13
	answer has answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	written answer has answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	answering body has written answer	xurzNhA6
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	answering body has answer	xurzNhA6
PS2vuJjn	question has answer	xurzNhA6
Graham Charles Stuart	answering person has answer	xurzNhA6