Simon Hughes

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark

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Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) to Extract Shale Gas

Parliament has voted on whether hydraulic fracturing (fracking) should be permitted at all, where it should be permitted, and how such operations ought be regulated.

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Simon Hughes consistently voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas

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Major votes

  • On 26 Jan 2015: Simon Hughes voted against explicitly requiring an environmental permit for hydraulic fracturing activities. Show vote
  • On 26 Jan 2015: Simon Hughes voted not to ban the exploitation of unconventional petroleum for at least 18 months and not to require a review of the impact of such exploitation on climate change, the environment, the economy, and health and safety be carried out and published. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 11 Feb 2015: Simon Hughes voted to require a more extensive set of conditions be met prior to consent for hydraulic fracturing being given. Show vote

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