Shale Gas Production

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:35 pm on 15 March 2022.

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Photo of Bill Esterson Bill Esterson Shadow Minister (Business and Industrial Strategy) 12:35, 15 March 2022

My constituents in Formby have experienced test drilling, and they have very real safety concerns. I can assure the Minister that there is widespread community opposition to fracking in my constituency. Will he give my constituents certainty that fracking is ruled out? I will tell him how he can do it—by ending the moratorium on onshore wind and giving full-throated support to tidal energy, both of which are realistic options in the Liverpool city region.