Domestic Energy Bills

Part of Energy and Climate Change – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 17 May 2012.

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Photo of Edward Davey Edward Davey The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 10:30, 17 May 2012

I do not think so. We had a seminar at No. 10 recently, which the Prime Minister participated in, along with myself and the Business Secretary. We heard from experts in the shale gas industry who had been working in America and looking at the major opportunities in places such as Ukraine and China. They were clear that it would take some time for shale gas to be exploited in the UK. They were also clear that we needed strong regulation to proceed and that the shale gas reserves in this country are not quite as large as some people have been speculating.