Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 119(11)),

European Energy Security

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 10409/14 and Addenda 1 to 5, a Commission Communication on the European Energy Security Strategy; welcomes the Government’s support for the Commission’s energy security strategy, in particular the recognition in the Communication that energy security is central to the EU’s prosperity; and supports the Government’s efforts to work to ensure that in the implementation of the strategy, the existing balance of competence between the Member States and the Commission is not altered.—(John Penrose.)

Question agreed to.