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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Monday 11th May 2020

Asked by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 3 April 2020 from the hon Member for Perth and North Perthshire, reference PW10093.

Answered by Paul Scully

A reply was sent to the hon Member on 4 May.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 May 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Is it not the case that what businesses want more than anything else is certainty that this Government will not do anything to compound the economic difficulties caused by this pandemic? The Government could not of course do anything to stop covid coming to our shores, but it is in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the Sixth Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, The future of the oil and gas industry, HC 996.

It is a pleasure to serve under such a distinguished member of the Panel of Chairs today, Mr Walker. I am grateful to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"The hon. Gentleman is of course absolutely right—this is a UK-wide industry, which has a footprint in most nations of the United Kingdom. Practically every region of England has some link to the supply chain serving the oil and gas industry across the UK. He is absolutely right to remind …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"I had a sneaking suspicion that I would secure an intervention based on the hon. Gentleman’s desire for fracking to be included in all this. As he knows, there was a robust debate among Committee members on the value of fracking and what we should say about it in the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"Absolutely. I was intrigued by the message from the Chancellor yesterday, when this was mentioned. Yes, there are huge opportunities for us. I think the hon. Gentleman will agree that it was mightily impressive to see the things that could come and how these skills could be applied and transferred. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"Absolutely. When the report came out, all of us on the Committee were quite surprised by the scale of the response. I do not think there was a true examination of what we had in the report. We say in it that a transition is required, but it has to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"I was not going to mention this, but it was a fascinating feature of the report; I am really grateful that the hon. Gentleman has drawn my attention to it. We took a lot of time speaking to environmental groups, particularly some of the wildlife groups, about sustainable fisheries. There …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"Obviously. It goes without saying that some of the fiscal support that has been given to the oil and gas sector has been welcome, and it is of course necessary. I think we are going to the next stage, which is the sector deal initiative. That is now critical, according …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 14 Mar 2019
Future of the Oil and Gas Industry

"I am grateful to you once again, Mr Walker. I thank everyone who has contributed to a very fine debate, which has touched on and explored most of the issues in the report. It is a report that all the Committee are proud of, and I am glad to see …..."
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