Forbes sets out SNP's 'in-between' stance on oil and gas2 days ago By Jonathan Geddes , BBC Scotland News ShareBBC Kate Forbes was speaking on BBC's Question Time programmeThe SNP are "in-between" the Conservatives and Labour policy on new licences for oil and gas fields in the North Sea, the deputy first minister has said. Speaking on BBC's Question Time programme Kate Forbes said the party would consider new licences to drill in the North Sea on a "case-by-case" basis. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the claims regarding job losses were "scaremongering". Mr Sarwar said "oil and gas will play a significant role for decades to come" and that the current proposals were "strategic changes" that would help with "realising Scotland’s energy potential". Question Time was held with an audience in EdinburghEarlier, at First Minister's Question's, Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater had accused the SNP of "equivocating" on oil and gas.

Source: Forbes June 14, 2024 22:43 UTC