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Fossil fuel company profits

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2181: tabled on 30 October 2025

Tabled in the 2024-26 session.

This motion has been signed by 38 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House recognises the urgent need to address the climate and ecological crisis; notes that oil and gas companies have made record profits while contributing significantly to climate breakdown; further notes that millions of people in the UK and globally are already paying the price through extreme weather, flooding, and environmental degradation; acknowledges polling which shows that the vast majority of the public support making big polluters pay for the damage caused; calls for the introduction of a windfall tax on the big banks, which have overseen billions of pounds in unexpected profits; and urges the Government to step up their action on adaptation, nature’s recovery and clean renewable energy at COP30 to enable the UK to act as a leader on the world stage when it comes to tackling climate change.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Bath
Forster, Mr Will
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Woking
Dance, Adam
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Yeovil
Mathew, Brian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Melksham and Devizes
Roome, Ian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
North Devon
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
North East Fife
Dillon, Mr Lee
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Newbury
Darling, Steve
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Torbay
Franklin, Zöe
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Guildford
Savage, Dr Roz
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
South Cotswolds
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 3 November 2025
Strangford
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 November 2025
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Slade, Vikki
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Munt, Tessa
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Wells and Mendip Hills
Cane, Charlotte
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
St Ives
Dyke, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Glastonbury and Somerton
Jarvis, Liz
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Eastleigh
Perteghella, Manuela
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Stratford-on-Avon
Voaden, Caroline
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
South Devon
Dean, Bobby
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Carshalton and Wallington
Morrison, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Cheadle
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Morello, Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 November 2025
West Dorset
Wrigley, Martin
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2025
Newton Abbot
Ramsay, Adrian
Green Party
Signed on 5 November 2025
Waveney Valley
Duncan-Jordan, Neil
Independent
Signed on 5 November 2025
Poole
Brown-Fuller, Jess
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 November 2025
Chichester
Gordon, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 November 2025
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Chowns, Dr Ellie
Green Party
Signed on 11 November 2025
North Herefordshire
MacDonald, Mr Angus
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 18 November 2025
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Babarinde, Josh
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 November 2025
Eastbourne

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.