Oral Question·Foreign and Commonwealth Office
“What steps he is taking to protect (a) human rights and (b) freedom of religion or belief throughout the world.”
Tabled: 28 November 2018Answered: 4 December 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Douglas Alexander)
First, I respectfully remind the hon. Gentleman that it was the Conservatives who brought in the energy profits levy in 2022. Oil and gas will be a central part of the energy mix in the UK for decades to come, but it is also right to recognise that there is a transition that needs to be managed and there was an abject failure by the previous Government to manage that transition. The Chancellor confirmed at the Budget that we are ending the EPL on 31 March 2030.