Michael Shanks

Michael Shanks

Labour — Rutherglen

Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 October 2026

Debate

Rosebank Oil and Gas Field

Contribution

Given that a regulatory process is under way, I cannot comment on particular projects. However, we have been very clear that any consenting decisions for new oil and gas must be compatible with our climate obligations. We have set that out at every stage of the process, since we inherited the court judgments on the previous Government’s handling of those consent decisions.

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