Bill Esterson MP, Sefton Central

How Bill Esterson voted on greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas.

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

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

All votes about greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas:

On 16 Dec 2015: Bill Esterson voted against greater restrictions on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas in National Parks, the Broads, areas of outstanding natural beauty, World Heritage sites, and near points where water is abstracted for domestic and food production purposes. 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
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

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2015-12-16. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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