A parliamentary debate on energy nationalisation will go ahead after a petition received more than 100,000 signatures nationwide.

The debate is set for Monday, October 31.

Broken down by Parliamentary constituency, 456 people signed the petition in Oldham’s three constituencies: Oldham West and Royton, Oldham East and Saddleworth, and Ashton-under-Lyne, which includes Failsworth.

Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon said: “This petition shows that the appetite is there across Oldham for a publicly owned energy company that puts working people first.

“This is why Labour will introduce Great British Energy, a new publicly owned company that takes advantage of the opportunities in clean British power and because it’s right for jobs, because it’s right for growth, because it’s right for energy independence from Vladimir Putin.”

The MP has confirmed he will not be taking part in the debate as he is a member of the Shadow Cabinet and the subject matter is not in his brief as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The highest level of support for the petition came from Wallasey in Merseyside, where 357 people supported the call for nationalisation.

This was followed by Liverpool, Riverside – where 351 showed their support, and Merseyside’s Knowsley, with 346.

Bristol, Brighton, and Plymouth also showed high levels of support.

The lowest support in England came from residents of Harrow East, a Conservative seat in London, where just 78 residents supported the petition for energy companies to be nationalised.

The lowest support in the entire UK was in the Northern Irish seat of West Tyrone, with just 27 signatures.

West Tyrone is represented by a Sinn Féin MP, which has a long-standing abstentionist policy in regards to Westminster politics.

In response to the petition, the Government said: “The Government does not agree that nationalisation of the country’s strategic energy assets is the right approach.

“A renationalised energy company would still have to buy the same expensive gas on global markets, so prices won't be lowered.

“Furthermore, if the Government renationalised energy companies, the British taxpayer would have to compensate directors, shareholders, and creditors to the tune of tens of billions of pounds – money that would be better spent supporting families.”

The full Government response can be read on the Parliament website.