Department for Energy and Climate Change written question – answered at on 9 March 2015.
Mark Menzies
Conservative, Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to establish an independent panel to oversee the regulation of the shale gas industry.
Matthew Hancock
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), Minister of State for Portsmouth, The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change
The UK already has a strong regulatory system which provides a comprehensive regime for exploratory activities. To reinforce this system, the Infrastructure Act 2015 introduced a range of further requirements that must be met before an operator can carry out hydraulic fracturing. These include environmental impact assessments, groundwater monitoring, community benefits and the exclusion of protected areas.
Yes2 people think so
No5 people think not
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