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King's Speech Motion for an Address - Amendment (i): energy security
MPs voted on amendment (i) to the King’s Speech Motion for an Address during the energy security day of debate.
Party summary for selected division
The amendment criticised the Government’s plan to ban new licences for oil and gas exploration, argued that this would damage Aberdeen, the north-east of Scotland and the wider UK economy, and called for approval of the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field. It also urged the Government to drop its opposition to new oil and gas licences, support oil and gas technology exports, reconsider nuclear plans at Wylfa and abolish the carbon tax regime. The amendment was defeated, so it was not added to the King’s Speech motion.
The latest division was recorded as motion negatived with 108 Ayes and 323 Noes.
The amendment criticised the Government’s plan to ban new licences for oil and gas exploration, argued that this would damage Aberdeen, the north-east of Scotland and the wider UK economy, and called for approval of the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field. It also urged the Government to drop its opposition to new oil and gas licences, support oil and gas technology exports, reconsider nuclear plans at Wylfa and abolish the carbon tax regime. The amendment was defeated, so it was not added to the King’s Speech motion.
The latest division was recorded as motion negatived with 108 Ayes and 323 Noes.
The chart above shows how the recorded Ayes and Noes were split across parties.
What happened
The amendment criticised the Government’s plan to ban new licences for oil and gas exploration, argued that this would damage Aberdeen, the north-east of Scotland and the wider UK economy, and called for approval of the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gas field. It also urged the Government to drop its opposition to new oil and gas licences, support oil and gas technology exports, reconsider nuclear plans at Wylfa and abolish the carbon tax regime. The amendment was defeated, so it was not added to the King’s Speech motion.
The latest division was recorded as motion negatived with 108 Ayes and 323 Noes.
Grouped results summary
Divisions in this vote group
Each row below shows the result and Aye/No counts for that individual division.
Sources
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