A Bill to set a timeline for the phasing out of UK oil and gas production and the decommissioning of related infrastructure; to require the Secretary of State to publish a plan for ensuring that oil and gas workers have access to appropriate redeployment or retraining opportunities, and to involve unions and communities in the production of this plan, which should include plans for funding; to make provision for the establishment of a training fund for workers in the oil and gas industry, to which oil and gas companies would contribute by paying a levy; to make provision for a proportion of workers’ wages to be guaranteed by the state for a defined period after they leave the oil and gas industry; to introduce sectoral collective bargaining in the energy industry; to extend legislation relating to pay and conditions for UK onshore workers to cover all offshore workers in the UK Continental Shelf and UK Exclusive Economic Area; to require GB Energy’s investments to support UK jobs; and for connected purposes.
Energy and Employment Rights Bill would set a timetable for phasing out UK oil and gas production and decommissioning related infrastructure. It would require the government to publish a plan to retrain and redeploy oil and gas workers, developed with input from unions and local communities and funded by a new training fund financed by a levy on oil and gas companies. It also introduces wage guarantees after leaving the industry, sectoral bargaining in the energy sector, extended pay and conditions protections for offshore workers, and rules that GB Energy investments should support UK jobs.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage, then report stage and third reading, before potentially moving to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 6 March 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Wednesday 14 May.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.