International Energy Self-sufficiency

Part of Cop26 – in the House of Commons at on 2 November 2022.

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Photo of Graham Stuart Graham Stuart Minister of State (Minister for Climate)

I thank my hon. Friend for his question. Of course, it makes sense to ensure that we maximise the albeit declining production from the North sea to this country. To those who suggest—including, it must be said, the separatist Scottish National party—paying billions of pounds to foreign countries to supply gas that we have to have, rather than producing it in Scotland with Scottish jobs, I say that is frankly absurd, as he will recognise.