New Clause 1 — Hydraulic fracturing

Infrastructure Bill [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 5:30 pm on 26 January 2015.

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  • Division number 137
    A majority of MPs voted against explicitly requiring an environmental permit for hydraulic fracturing activities.

‘(1) The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Schedule 1, Part 2, Chapter 1, is amended as follows:

(2) After Section 1.2 insert—

“SECTION 1.3

Hydraulic fracturing activities

Part A(1)

(a) carrying out exploration or assessments prior to hydraulic fracturing;

(b) drilling wells for use in hydraulic fracturing;

(c) process of hydraulic fracturing;

(d) decommissioning and long-term maintenance of hydraulic fracturing wells.””—(Tom Greatrex.)

Brought up.

Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.

The House divided:

Ayes 224, Noes 320.

Division number 137 Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 1 — Environmental Permits for Hydraulic Fracturing Activities

A majority of MPs voted against explicitly requiring an environmental permit for hydraulic fracturing activities.

Aye: 223 MPs

No: 319 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 103 MPs

Abstained: 1 MP

Absent: A-Z by last name

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly negatived.