Graham Stuart corrected a written answer on Natural Gas: Production

3 October 2022 · Commons written answer · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Julian Sturdy (Conservative, York Outer) asked written question 48320 on 6 September 2022. Graham Stuart answered on 23 September 2022 for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Graham Stuart corrected the answer on 3 October 2022. The corrected text adds the figure 100, which the original did not give. Altogether 92 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has plans to strengthen the UK's energy security through an increase in domestic gas production.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The Government ~~has been in commercial negotiations with both EDF~~ and the ~~Sizewell C project company since January 2021. These negotiations are ongoing~~ and ~~commercially sensitive.~~	The Government is accelerating all sources of domestic energy, including North Sea oil and gas production. Subject to the Climate Compatibility Checkpoint, The North Sea Transition Authority will be launching a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas shortly, which is expected to lead to over 100 new licences being awarded. The Government will also end the pause on shale gas extraction. Having domestic sources of gas makes us less dependent on foreign imports.

Original

Corrected

The Government ~~has been in commercial negotiations with both EDF~~ and the ~~Sizewell C project company since January 2021. These negotiations are ongoing~~ and ~~commercially sensitive.~~

The Government is accelerating all sources of domestic energy, including North Sea oil and gas production. Subject to the Climate Compatibility Checkpoint, The North Sea Transition Authority will be launching a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas shortly, which is expected to lead to over 100 new licences being awarded.
The Government will also end the pause on shale gas extraction. Having domestic sources of gas makes us less dependent on foreign imports.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

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