UK Oil and Gas Industry

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I could not agree more. The importance to the...

I congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate, which is important for Teesside as well. I...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am not surprised because I was aware of that, ...

Teesside is one of the preferred sites for carbon capture and storage, and we hope that the proje...

I was not aware that no major companies were involved in the project; I think it is important tha...

Far be it from me to override what the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) says, but...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and for enlightening Members about BP’s involveme...

Will the hon. Gentleman indulge me?

I will, of course.

I am grateful. I am always happy to be corrected on such matters, and I had forgotten that BP is ...

I feel as if I am working as an interlocutor between the two hon. Gentlemen. The hon. Member for ...

Having come from the same breakfast briefing as the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan ...

I am glad that everyone enjoyed the breakfast and, yes, I was aware of Shell’s involvement in wha...

Teesside, of course, is the centre of the hydrogen production industry in this country. More hydr...

I suspect it will come as no surprise to the hon. Gentleman that I could not agree more with what...

It may help Members if I say that I want to call the first Front-Bench speaker just before 10.30 ...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I thank the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and ...

My hon. Friend talks about potential; does he agree that the proposed oil and gas sector deal tha...

That is exactly what we need to do. Many of the debates we now have, as we are leaving the EU and...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson.

Earlier in my career I was...

The hon. Gentleman read my body language extremely accurately. Contingent on what he has rightly ...

In just a second, I will tackle an issue that I hope will help with the hon. Gentleman’s concerns...

I have been told that Aberdeen has the highest percentage of Nigerians of any place in the world ...

I like to think that it is something to do with the activities I have been conducting on behalf o...

Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for West ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate my hon. Friend th...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on being re-elected chair of the APPG. He has had one burden ta...

I welcome the hon. Gentleman’s intervention and wholeheartedly endorse the point that safety is p...

Both hon. Members have made the excellent point that, like our environmental performance, health ...

My hon. Friend is spot on; I will make this point in the little time that I have. Extracting oil ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate the hon. Member f...

I congratulate the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie) on securing t...

The hon. Member mentions stability. The Labour party stood on a manifesto commitment for a windfa...

The question of a windfall tax depends to a considerable extent on the health of the industry as ...

It is a real pleasure to take part in this debate under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank ...

Far be it from me to try to correct the record again, but there was a debate in this Chamber in O...

I am glad to hear we have debated these issues more recently. Certainly in my recollection, we ha...

One of the key themes in the Just Transition Commission and the moves towards net zero has been c...

With permission, Mr Robertson, I will address carbon capture later in my speech. There is plenty ...

I congratulate the Minister on his speech. A number of Ministers have had responsibility for this...

I give the hon. Lady an absolute assurance that I have been totally committed to CCUS. In fact, o...

This is slightly off topic, but on improving the energy efficiency of homes, will the Minister su...

The hon. Gentleman is making a successful bid to lure me away from the path of the debate. We are...

On the different technologies for which carbon capture and storage is a critical factor, will the...

Naturally—my hon. Friend appreciates that reaching the net zero carbon target is a cross-Governme...

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I see a forest of hands. I give way to the hon. Lady.

I appreciate that the Minister just said “in the course of this Parliament”, but the next five ye...

I am not going to play the game of saying some arbitrary date. It is a serious, ongoing discussio...

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Time is short; I am afraid that I have to wrap up my remarks. I sincerely thank my hon. Friend th...

I thank the Minister for his remarks. Indeed, I thank everybody for coming along and contributing...