To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the British Geological Survey study being carried out on the shale gas operations near Weeton in Lanarkshire.

A geomechanical study is being conducted, funded by the operator, Cuadrilla, along with further work by the British Geological Survey and Keele University. These will result in a better understanding of the cause of the seismic events experienced in Poulton-le-Fylde. This work recently commenced and is expected to take between 30-60 days. Upon completion, the operator's study will be published and the implications of this information will be reviewed before any decision on the resumption of hydraulic fracture operations is made.