Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall Tax

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

No, I am going to make progress.

The truth is—we cannot get away from it—that the Conservat...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to open yet another Opposition day...

The right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband) pointed out that Ofgem will be settin...

I will come to that in a moment, just as I will come to the sedentary exhortations from the right...

Get on with it.

If I were not being heckled, I might get on with it.

As most of the House knows, and as mos...

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If the hon. Gentleman will give me a moment, I will try to answer these questions. The first solu...

The Minister is right to say that we are in a unique position, but that requires a unique policy ...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The reason I articulate and go through ...

The Conservative party has received more than £1.5 million in donations from companies and indivi...

What is the case with this Government is that we will take decisions in a proportionate and reaso...

My hon. Friend is being far too gentle on the Labour party. Is what we have heard from it not com...

My hon. Friend makes a number of hugely important and powerful points.

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The hon. Gentleman has been waiting for a long time, so I am happy to give way.

The Minister is being generous with his time. We need to put his point about the drop in the ocea...

I am very glad that the hon. Gentleman raises that point. I am not sure whether he was present at...

Will the Minister give way?

I will make progress.

The Labour party’s position is to immediately and artificially retard...

First, reflecting on the Minister’s response to the shadow Secretary of State’s contribution, I a...

Not once in the Minister’s response did he talk about those ordinary people that are having to ch...

Yes, absolutely I agree. Over a number of months, irrespective of the challenges that families ar...

Is the hon. Gentleman not making an excellent case for a just transition, where taxes such as thi...

A just transition is at the forefront of my thoughts almost every day, because I see first-hand t...

I welcome many of the comments the hon. Gentleman makes, representing as he does the southern hal...

Yes, it is £580 million more than the UK Government are putting in place. That does not start and...

Order. As colleagues can see, this is a well subscribed debate. I encourage colleagues to keep th...

I welcome this opportunity for us to discuss one of the biggest issues facing the country. April ...

Over the past two years, the North sea oil and gas that was exported doubled. It is not our oil a...

I was not talking about onshore gas at all; I was talking about North sea gas, which comes from u...

While the Prime Minister, the Government and Tory MPs have spent the past several months arguing ...

Does the hon. Member agree that there is an incentive for the Government to act, because people l...

I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman, but the reality remains, as I stated earlier, that th...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I rise to speak against the motion. I declare an interest, although it is...

On the energy cap, is it not the case that it is not Government money that is protecting people? ...

The hon. Member may have some data to back up his claim, but the decision, as was voted for in th...

Labour’s plans would bring genuine help to millions of households across the country who are faci...

I recognise the enormous challenges that many households are facing in struggling to pay their en...

Will the hon. Gentleman reflect on the point raised by the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Stephe...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. He may well be right, but that decision was mad...

The fact that Norway is a small independent country actually backs up Scotland’s argument for ind...

I think we are actually on the same side of the argument here. Norway has done remarkably well an...

Over the past few months, I have been approached by numerous constituents in Birmingham, Hall Gre...

It is a pleasure to rise to speak in this debate and to follow the remarks of the hon. Member for...

In starting my contribution in support of Labour’s proposal, I would like to consider what it is ...

We have had a pandemic, and the Prime Minister and the Chancellor put £400 billion into the econo...

The impact assessment for the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill gives an upper-limit estimate of £6...

Yes, it is very good value for money, because that is a lot cheaper than Hinkley Point C. The rea...

Yesterday, many Conservative Members, not many of whom are here today, said that they wanted to t...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for being so succinct. As Members can see, there are 12 standing. I ad...

It is clear to anyone living in this country that we are experiencing a cost of living crisis. As...

We are facing two energy crises. The first is the one that is right in front of us. In opening th...

We associate energy poverty with the poorest people and the most deprived communities. Liverpool,...

I do not know whether any of my colleagues present listen to the “Political Thinking with Nick Ro...

It is a real pleasure to participate in this debate, particularly because we have heard so much f...

On the UK Government’s plans for transition, may I politely refer the hon. Member, just as a star...

I have read the Prime Minister’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution, and it gives no...

One thing we all seem to agree on is that there is a cost of living crisis, although the Tories s...

I applaud my right hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband), the shadow Secre...

Will the hon. Member give way?

No—[Interruption.] I am sorry.

Even so, that is not enough for this Cabinet of millionaires...

The impact of the cost of living crisis on my constituents and people across the country is truly...

That we are living presently with a cost of living crisis is surely undeniable. Inflation is at 5...

It is a real honour to speak in the debate. The hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine...

Before I start, may I say gōng xı̌ fā cái—happy lunar new year—to everybody celebrating today? Wh...

The planned rise in energy bills will be devastating for tens of millions of households, and it i...

I support the motion for a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies. Household utilit...

Thank you for calling me to close today’s debate, Mr Deputy Speaker. Throughout the debate, there...

This has been a useful debate. May I start by paying tribute to those workers who are working har...

While the Minister is on his feet, will he respond to the comment from the head of BP that his co...

We have ourselves raised more than £375 billion-worth of production taxes. North sea oil and gas ...

Will the Minister give way?

No, I am going to make a bit more progress.

The oil and gas industry and its supply chain a...

I hope the Minister will forgive me if I point out that an increase in the energy price cap is li...

I would say this: we are providing support. We have the warm homes discount, we have winter fuel ...

All the policies that the Minister has described as helpful are policies that already exist. Is h...

I have been clear that matters of taxation are for the Chancellor, but of course the Government c...

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I will make a bit more progress.

We will see commitments from industry that will achieve a ...

The Question is as on the Order Paper. As many are of that opinion say “Aye”—[Hon. Members: “Aye!...