Motion
Backing Scotland’s Oil and Gas Sector
S6M-12388.3 · Amendment · lodged by McAllan, Màiri
Lodged on
05 Mar 2024Heard / answered on
06 Mar 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 06 Mar 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-12388 in the name of Douglas Lumsden (Backing Scotland’s Oil and Gas Sector), leave out from first "vital" to end and insert "important role that is played by oil and gas in the energy profile of Scotland, the tens of thousands of jobs in that sector, and the essential contribution that the sector’s skilled workforce must make to Scotland’s present and future energy security; understands the severity and urgency of the global climate emergency and the clear body of scientific evidence showing the need for a rapid shift away from current reliance on fossil fuels as part of the response to this; further understands that a just transition for Scotland’s oil and gas sector is essential, given both the declining nature of the North Sea basin and Scotland’s climate change commitments; supports a just transition approach for all sectors of Scotland’s economy, in which emissions are reduced in line with climate goals, energy security is maintained, and workers and communities are supported as part of a genuine managed transition; acknowledges that the Scottish Government is in the process of finalising its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, following the publication of analysis of consultation responses on the draft Strategy and Plan; recognises that licensing and regulation for offshore oil and gas, and the associated fiscal regime, are all matters that currently remain reserved to the UK Government; expresses frustration that the Scottish Government does not have all of the powers necessary to ensure that Scotland fully capitalises on its competitive advantages in the energy transition, including its world-leading and highly skilled offshore workforces; calls on the UK Government to deliver simple, holistic and predictable windfall taxes on excessive profits to address the cost of living crisis and to increase investment in the transition to net zero, and believes that revenues should not be used to fund new nuclear power."
Backed by
Supported by 4 additional MSPs
Green 2
SNP 2
Lodged by
McAllan, Màiri
(Scottish National Party).
- Harvie, Patrick (Green)
- Lochhead, Richard (SNP)
- Martin, Gillian (SNP)
- Slater, Lorna (Green)
Amendment division result
06 Mar 2024
Carried
Show MSPs
For
61Against
52Abstain
0Not voted
16In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 4 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
Chamber
· 06 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 March 2024 [Draft]
Cabinet secretary, I had not quite finished. I need to read out the number of the amendment. I call the cabinet secretary to speak to and move amendment S6M-12388.3. You have up to six minutes, cabi…
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Màiri McAllan
SNP
Chamber
· 06 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 March 2024 [Draft]
I am afraid that I cannot give way. It is worth noting before I conclude that the UK budget that was announced earlier today has extended the windfall tax regime for North Sea oil and gas. That demo…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 06 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 March 2024 [Draft]
The next question is, that amendment S6M-12388.3, in the name of Màiri McAllan, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12388, in the name of Douglas Lumsden, on backing Scotland’s oil and gas sector, be agr…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 06 Mar 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 March 2024 [Draft]
The result of the division on amendment S6M-12388.3, in the name of Màiri McAllan, is: For 61, Against 52, Abstentions 0. Amendment agreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-12388Original motion04 Mar 2024 · Motion For Debate · Lumsden, DouglasThat the Parliament recognises the vital role that oil and gas plays in Scotland’s energy mix and in supporting tens of thousands of Scottish jobs, particularly in the north east, and in providing vital energy security; condemns the Scottish Government’s "presumption against new exploration for oil and gas" as stated in its draft Energy Strate...
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S6M-12388.3Selected itemCarried 61/5205 Mar 2024 · Amendment · McAllan, MàiriAs an amendment to motion S6M-12388 in the name of Douglas Lumsden (Backing Scotland’s Oil and Gas Sector), leave out from first "vital" to end and insert "important role that is played by oil and gas in the energy profile of Scotland, the tens of thousands of jobs in that sector, and the essential contribution that the sector’s skilled workfo...