Bill Esterson generally voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas

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Major votes

• On 19 Oct 2022: Bill Esterson voted amending the Parliamentary timetable to make time for a new bill on a ban on fracking for shale gas. Show vote
• On 26 Jan 2015: Bill Esterson voted to explicitly require an environmental permit for hydraulic fracturing activities. Show vote
• On 26 Jan 2015: Bill Esterson was absent for a vote on Infrastructure Bill — New Clause 9 — Moratorium on Onshore Unconventional Petroleum — Review Impacts of Exploitation Show vote

Minor votes

• On 16 Dec 2015: Bill Esterson voted rejecting definitions of “protected groundwater source areas” and “other protected areas" that needed to approved to allow fracking in other areas. Show vote
• On 11 Feb 2015: Bill Esterson voted against requiring a more extensive set of conditions be met prior to consent for hydraulic fracturing being given. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • more powers for local councils