Shale Gas Extraction

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:00 am on 22 September 2022.

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Photo of Richard Burgon Richard Burgon Labour, Leeds East 11:00, 22 September 2022

The Secretary of State talks about fracking being in the national interest, but the truth is that fracking is in the corporate interest, which is why this Government are pursuing it. This is going to do nothing to lower people’s energy bills. Renewables are nine times cheaper than gas. At the time when we should be moving away from and ending our reliance on gas, is this push not really about serving the interests of those energy giants, many of which have close links to his party? Is it not about time the Government acted in the interests of the people in Yorkshire and across this country?