MP David Chaytor is calling for a windfall tax on the "obscene" profits made by oil companies.
He says that the money raised should be spent on giving tax incentives to drivers who switch to cleaner fuels, and on more research into renewable fuels.
Mr Chaytor says that last year's fuel protests, allied to recent record profits announced by BP and Shell, show that we must break our reliance on fossil fuels.
The Labour MP for Bury North says that profits of around £1 million an hour are "frankly obscene", and is calling on the Government to act.
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