May 2026

Emily Darlington voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

I thank the Secretary of State for giving way. Just so that no one is under any false interpretation of what that tax does and how it works, does the Secretary of State understand that the tax does not apply to trading nor to overseas production? It is on production from the North sea, which is not where those profits are being made, is it?

Does the hon. Lady agree that new licences in the North sea would help protect the workforce and the supply chain, to help with the transition to new energies?

I just want to make sure that everyone is clear that the hon. and learned Gentleman is talking about electricity, rather than energy. He is talking about the power that makes up just 20% of our energy mix, not the oil and gas that makes up 75% of it. The two are very different.

Katie Lam voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Joe Robertson voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Aphra Brandreth voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Peter Fortune voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Alison Griffiths voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Neil Shastri-Hurst voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Bradley Thomas voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Parliamentary appearance by Alex McIntyre

Alex Mayer voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Abtisam Mohamed voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Catherine Atkinson voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Richard Quigley voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Irene Campbell voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Michael Payne voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

I beg to move amendment (i), at the end of the Question to add: “but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech commits to banning the issuance of licences to explore new oil and gas fields; recognise that this proposal will have a particularly negative impact on Aberdeen, the North East of Scotland and the wider UK economy; believe instead the Government must approve the Rosebank oil field and the Jackdaw gas field, which would boost UK energy security; urge the Government to drop its opposit

First, let me say to the hon. Gentleman that bills came down £500 under me; they have gone up by £200 because of the Secretary of State’s plans. Secondly, let me tell him another hard truth. He should listen to this; he might learn something. Cutting off production in the North sea does not mean that we use any less oil and gas. Production is not linked to consumption. All it means is that we will import more of that gas from abroad. That is weaker and it makes us more reliant on imports.