Welcoming the Approval of Jackdaw Gas Field

That the Parliament welcomes the UK Government’s decision to approve the Jackdaw Project; recognises what it sees as the significance of the project in supplying gas to roughly 1.4 million British homes by contributing up to 6% of the domestic gas production over its 11-year lifespan; believes that, under all possible scenarios, Scotland and the UK will need oil and gas for decades and that their own resources should therefore be maximised; calls on the Scottish Government to back Scotland's oil and gas industry; further calls on the UK Government to urgently approve other projects, including Rosebank, and back new exploration and licences, and believes that such actions are vital to renew Scotland's oil and gas industry and help to reduce imports and overall emissions whilst ensuring the protection of jobs and the security of tax revenue and energy.