Gas from North Sea's Jackdaw field could be flowing to British homes within days

GB News reports the Commons exchange over Jackdaw and Rosebank. It quotes the energy minister, the Conservative shadow minister and a Labour MP who opposes Rosebank, so the main claims are attributed and contested. One small slip remains: the outlet presents the shadow minister's gas claim for Rosebank as something "Parliament" heard, in stronger words than she used.

1. States one side's claim as fact

   Minor

   “despite Parliament hearing it could also provide substantial amounts of gas to UK energy networks”

   Why this matters

   The words "Parliament hearing" and "substantial amounts of gas" turn one opposition MP's argument into something Parliament as a whole was told. They also put it more strongly than she did.

   The impression it gives

   A reader believes Parliament heard, without dispute, that Rosebank would supply large amounts of gas to British networks.

   The context

   The claim came from the shadow energy minister, Harriet Cross. She said Rosebank "is primarily an oil field" with "a notable amount of gas", worth a possible four per cent of gas needs. Another MP in the same debate said most of the oil would be sold abroad and would not cut bills.

   How we know

   • Elsewhere in the article“Yes, Rosebank is primarily an oil field.”
   • Elsewhere in the article“it contains a notable amount of gas”
   • Elsewhere in the article“most of the oil will be sold on international markets”