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Oil:Cardigan Bay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which companies have applied for licences in Cardigan Bay in the 24th licensing round.
Asked by
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
160284; 465 c703W;465 c704W
House
House of Commons
Oil: Exploration

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to make an announcement on the 24th round of oil and gas licensing in Cardigan Bay and the Moray Firth.
Asked by
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 October 2007
Reference
157740; 464 c994W
House
House of Commons
Investigating the oceans. Science and Technology Select Committee tenth report in 2 volumes with proceedings, evidence (HC 470 i-vi not printed separately) and appendices.
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Science and Technology Committee
Date
9 October 2007
Reference
HC 470 2006-07
House
House of Commons
Marine Environment: Seismic Detonations

asked Her Majesty's Government:What assessment they have made of the scientific evidence on the distances over which acoustic disturbances, caused by seismic detonations in oil surveys in the oceans, can affect marine life.
Asked by
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 March 2007
Reference
2730; 690 c246-7WA
House
House of Lords
Oil and Gas Drilling (Cardigan Bay)

Public petition from the people of west Wales urging the Government not to grant licences for oil and gas exploration or drilling in Cardigan Bay. (Circulated with the Vote for 8 February)
Lead member
Mark Williams
Type
Paper petitions
Date
6 February 2007
Reference
456 c815
House
House of Commons
Oil and Gas Drilling (Cardigan Bay)

I wish to present a petition with the signatures of more than 2,000 individuals from my constituency and across west Wales. The petition, organised by the Save Our Seas group in Ceredigion, urges the Government not to grant licences for oil and gas exploration or drilling in the Irish sea,...
Member
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
6 February 2007
Reference
456 c815
House
House of Commons
Energy: Offshore Extraction

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. After thorough consideration of 147 applications made in the 24th offshore licensing round, I have decided to offer 150 production licences. This makes the 24th round one of the...
Member
Lord Truscott (Labour)
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written statements
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
689 c20-5WS
House
House of Lords
Oil and Gas Licensing (24th Round)

After thorough consideration of 147 applications made in the 24th offshore licensing round, I have decided to offer 150 production licences. This makes the 24th round one of the most successful in history, which demonstrates the continuing attractiveness both of the United Kingdom continental shelf as an oil-producing province and...
Member
Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour)
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written statements
Date
1 February 2007
Reference
456 c23-4WS
House
House of Commons
Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

SI 2007/77. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from Department of Trade and Industry. Coming into force 18 February 2007.
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
19 January 2007
Reference
SI 2007/77
House
House of Commons; House of Lords
Oil and Gas Licences
I agree with the hon. Gentleman that the environmental considerations are important and I am aware of the concerns about dolphins, not just in Cardigan bay but in the Moray firth. It may help the House if I say that we will go ahead with the award of licences in about 239 blocks. There are four blocks—three in Cardigan bay and one in the Moray firth—for which we are carrying out an appropriate assessment of the risks. I hope that that assessment can be carried out expeditiously so that we can reach a decision one way or another, but I understand the hon. Gentleman’s concern. Under the law, we have to carry out an assessment and I hope that we can do so fairly quickly.
Answered by
Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
18 January 2007
Reference
455 c897
House
House of Commons
Oil and Gas Licences
I hope to announce the great majority of the awards soon, but in light of concerns we are deferring our decision on a small number of awards to allow for further consideration of the impact that oil and gas could have on the environment.
Answered by
Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
18 January 2007
Reference
455 c897
House
House of Commons
Oil and Gas Licences
I thank the Secretary of State for that answer and I am glad that he and his officials are taking time to consider the valid environmental concerns expressed by the Countryside Council for Wales and the delegation of constituents whom I brought to meet his colleague, the Minister for Science and Innovation, in the autumn. Given that concerns have been expressed, and given that Cardigan bay is protected by the precautionary principle in the European Union habitats directive, will he use the opportunity of the coming days and weeks to exclude the Cardigan bay special area of conservation from the 24th licensing round?
Asked by
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 2007
Reference
455 c897
House
House of Commons
Oil and Gas Licences
When he expects to announce the award of licences under the 24th licensing round for oil and gas exploration; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 2007
Reference
455 c897; 116319
House
House of Commons
Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to announce the award of licences under the 24th licensing round for oil and gas exploration; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 December 2006
Reference
454 c452-3W;454 c454-5W; 107595
House
House of Commons