SNP says UK must rule out use of Scottish revenue for English nuclear energy

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Vanreenen, D. (2026, October 24). SNP says UK must rule out use of Scottish revenue for English nuclear energy. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/snp-john-healey-scottish-labour-gb-energy-b1302200.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-24 · by Danyel Vanreenen

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Keith Brown, SNP's depute leader, called on the UK government to ensure that revenue from a new energy wealth fund be exclusively used for Scotland's renewable projects. The fund, announced with approval of the Jackdaw gas field near Aberdeen, will receive an initial £2 billion investment to support climate transition efforts. Brown questioned whether the Labour Government would guarantee this or allow the funds to support nuclear power in England instead. He emphasized that historical misuse of Scottish resources must not be repeated and argued for independence to secure Scotland’s economic future from its own natural resources.

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The SNP is calling on the UK Government to ensure that revenue from Scotland’s North Sea energy sources will be used exclusively for renewable projects in Scotland, not English nuclear initiatives. Keith Brown, the SNP's depute leader, emphasized that "every single penny" of the new £2 billion fund should support Scotland's transition to renewables. The Labour Government announced this fund earlier in the week alongside the approval of the Jackdaw gas field near Aberdeen. Chancellor John Healey suggested Britain could have amassed a sovereign wealth fund worth around £1 trillion had North Sea revenues been invested over 40 years, highlighting the potential for significant reinvestment into renewable energy projects. John Swinney has urged Andy Burnham to guarantee that Scottish revenue will not be used to support nuclear power in England.

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John Swinney has already urged Andy Burnham to ring-fence the new fund, which is derived from North Sea revenues, to support the renewables transition in the north-east of Scotland.

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🔮 “The one trillion pound question for the Labour UK Government is will they guarantee that or will we see our energy revenues pay for English nuclear power down south.”

2026-10-24 · Evening Standard

SNP says UK must rule out use of Scottish revenue for English nuclear energy · assertive framing

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The national party’s depute leader Keith Brown said that “every single penny” from the UK Government’s new energy wealth fund “should be spent on Scotland’s renewables future”. asserted

penny → say → future

The new fund was announced alongside the approval of the Jackdaw gas field near Aberdeen earlier this week. asserted

fund → announce → Aberdeen

The Labour Government said it is to be established by the Chancellor with a £2 billion downpayment to reinvest oil and gas revenues into the climate transition. asserted

it → say → transition

John Swinney has already urged Andy Burnham to ring-fence the new fund, which is derived from North Sea revenues, to support the renewables transition in the north-east of Scotland. asserted

which → urge → Scotland

“Every single penny of revenue from our oil and gas industry should be invested in Scotland’s renewables future,” the SNP depute leader said. asserted

leader → invest → future

“The one trillion pound question for the Labour UK Government is will they guarantee that or will we see our energy revenues pay for English nuclear power down south.” asserted

revenues → guarantee → power

“This cannot happen again,” he said. asserted

he → happen → ?

Chancellor John Healey commented earlier this week that Britain could have built a sovereign wealth fund worth around £1 trillion if North Sea oil and gas revenues had been invested over the past 40 years. uncertain

revenues → comment → years

Referring to Mr Healey’s comments, Mr Brown said the Chancellor is “talking about what Westminster could have banked from Scotland”. uncertain

Westminster → refer → Scotland

“Our resources were abused to pay for the worst excesses of Thatcherism and hidden to halt ambition of our people. asserted

resources → abuse → people

Read More “We cannot let history repeat itself which is exactly what Westminster is planning,” Mr Brown said. asserted

Brown → read → what

“Through a fresh start with independence, it is guaranteed that every pound from our waters is spent in Scotland. asserted

pound → guarantee → Scotland

That’s the bottom line and that’s why independence is the preferred choice of the Scottish people.” asserted

independence → ’ → people

The UK Government has been contacted for comment. asserted

Government → contact → comment

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