Business of the House
Debate between Mel Stride and Douglas Chapman
Thursday 6th June 2019
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Mel Stride
If I may say so, Mr Speaker, both your interjection on this matter and my previous answers cover the hon. Gentleman’s point.
Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife) (SNP)
Today the oil company Hurricane Energy has started production in a giant oilfield west of Shetland—the output is expected to be 20,000 barrels a day. Will the Leader of the House agree to a debate in Government time on how we transition to a much greener economy and transfer all current oil and gas revenues to the Scottish Exchequer so that they can be used much more productively and wisely in future, and not be frittered away by the UK Government?
Mel Stride
That is probably best a question for Scotland questions, which are on Wednesday 19 June.