Extract from Queen's Speech debate (Commons) (day 2): North Sea Transition Deal - May 12

Thursday, 13 May 2021 07:50

Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South) (SNP):...I appreciate that Government Members will likely point to the Prime Minister’s 10-point plan. I imagine that they will even point to the delayed energy White Paper. They might even point to the North Sea Transition Deal but the legislative footing needs to be more ambitious and the money required for change needs to be there. That has never been more important in the north-east of Scotland. Last year, we saw the price of oil and gas plummet—it...Request free trial