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Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 May 2026

Debate

Offshore Oil and Gas: Venting and Flaring

Contribution

But has the Minister not heard the comments of Ukraine’s sanctions commissioner, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, who said—and this is a direct quote—that “temporary exemptions … may still generate additional revenues for Russia’s war machine”? What is his answer to the commissioner? While I am on my feet, can I just say that I think it is appalling the way our own petrol refineries are warning that they are at risk of closure due to high carbon taxes? Does the Minister not agree that meeting demand through domestically refined oil products is preferable to financing Putin’s war in Ukraine, and will he commit to reviewing the tax burden which is currently risking our own refineries?

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