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1008483
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-16more like thismore than 2018-11-16
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the call by Cuadrilla for an increase in the threshold for the maximum magnitude level at which it is allowed to operate. more like this
tabling member constituency West Lancashire more like this
tabling member printed
Rosie Cooper more like this
uin 192111 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>The Traffic Light System is working exactly as intended. As I have already set out to this House, there are no plans to review it. The Traffic Light System ensures that induced seismic events remain at a level that prevents the risk of damage to the environment or property.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T17:27:29.947Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T17:27:29.947Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
1538
label Biography information for Rosie Cooper more like this
1006986
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish any reports provided by Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd to the Oil and Gas Authority on the four seismic events of greater than the red light 0.5ML threshold that occurred at the Preston New Road shale gas site between 26 October 2018 and 4 November 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 191377 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-03more like thismore than 2018-12-03
answer text <p>The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) monitors seismicity as part of their regulatory duties at shale gas sites. They review all information submitted to them by Cuadrilla and have assured the Government that events at Preston New Road are conforming to the pre-agreed Hydraulic Fracture Plan.</p><p>Information about the seismic events is displayed real-time on the British Geological Survey (BGS) site and Cuadrilla regularly update information on traffic light events on their web-site.</p><p>Within 30 days of completion of operations the operator must submit a Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Report to the OGA. The OGA will publish these reports six months after receipt.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-03T10:38:02.18Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-03T10:38:02.18Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
1006987
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish any reports received by his Department from the (a) Oil and Gas Authority, (b) Environment Agency and (c) Health and Safety Executive on the four seismic events of greater than the red light 0.5ML threshold that occurred at the Preston New Road shale gas site between 26 October 2018 and 4 November 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 191378 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>If a seismic event of 0.5ML, or greater, on the ‘Richter Local Scale’ is detected and causally linked to the operations, hydraulic fracturing is suspended for a minimum of 18 hours. An event report must be submitted to and independently reviewed by each of the regulatory bodies who will only allow operations to recommence once they have fully assessed the information and are satisfied the event conforms to the pre-agreed Hydraulic Fracture Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Within 30 days of completion of all hydraulic fracturing operations at a well, a Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Report must be submitted to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) by the operator. The OGA will publish these reports six months after receipt.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T17:14:23.063Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T17:14:23.063Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
1007003
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many earthquakes have been recorded at the Preston New Road site since Cuadrilla started fracking at that location. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Heeley more like this
tabling member printed
Louise Haigh more like this
uin 191456 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>The British Geological Survey (BGS) is recording seismicity in the Fylde and as of 15 November it has reported 36 minor seismic events since operations began, all but four of these were below the 0.5 magnitude threshold which requires Cuadrilla to pause operations for a minimum of 18 hours.</p><p> </p><p>The BGS has a greater quantity of specialist equipment in the Fylde than anywhere else in the UK which is why a high proportion of minor seismic events are being published on their site which are not reported elsewhere in the country.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T17:16:36.007Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T17:16:36.007Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
4473
label Biography information for Louise Haigh more like this
1007005
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether Cuadrilla has complied with the 18 hour waiting time after every recorded earthquake on the Preston New Road site. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Heeley more like this
tabling member printed
Louise Haigh more like this
uin 191457 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>The Oil and Gas Authority have confirmed that Cuadrilla have paused hydraulic fracturing operations for a minimum of 18 hours following a seismic event of 0.5 magnitude or above, as is required in the strict controls in the Hydraulic Fracture Plan.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T17:17:14.763Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T17:17:14.763Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
4473
label Biography information for Louise Haigh more like this
1007185
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Oil and Gas Authority has visited the Preston New Road shale gas site since the four seismic events of greater than the red light 0.5ML threshold that occurred between 26 October 2018 and 4 November 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 191381 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>Officials from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) have visited the Preston New Road site since the red traffic light events. The OGA is closely monitoring operations at the site and is continuing to scrutinise data from the seismic monitoring array.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T17:18:04.803Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T17:18:04.803Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
1001980
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-05more like thismore than 2018-11-05
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment his Department has made of geological activity in Fylde (a) since the commencement of exploratory drilling at the Preston New Road Shale Gas site and (b) prior to such drilling. more like this
tabling member constituency Fylde more like this
tabling member printed
Mark Menzies more like this
uin 188137 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-12more like thismore than 2018-11-12
answer text <p>This is publicly available information:</p><p><a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html" target="_blank">https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-12T17:43:10.943Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-12T17:43:10.943Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
3998
label Biography information for Mark Menzies more like this
994077
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-24more like thismore than 2018-10-24
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the detection of seismic activity caused by drilling on the continuation of fracking in Lancashire. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Hall Green more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Roger Godsiff more like this
uin 183234 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-06more like thismore than 2018-11-06
answer text <p>In the UK, we have been regulating for gas and oil drilling, both onshore and offshore, for many years and have one of the best track records in the world when it comes to protecting our environment while also developing our industries.</p><p> </p><p>The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) monitors seismicity as part of their regulatory duties at shale gas sites. Before consent for hydraulic fracturing is granted, a Hydraulic Fracture Plan must be agreed with the OGA. Operators have to evaluate the historical and background seismicity and the in-situ stress regime, and delineate faults in the area of the proposed well to identify the risk of activating any fault by hydraulic fracturing. The fracture plan also includes appropriate plans to monitor seismicity before, during and after the well operations.</p><p> </p><p>The OGA requires certain controls and requirements to be adhered to by an operator including following a real-time traffic light system during hydraulic fracturing. If a seismic event over 0.5ML on the ‘Richter Local Scale’ (a ‘red’ event) is detected and causally linked to the operations, hydraulic fracturing is suspended for a minimum of 18 hours.</p><p> </p><p>Seismic events with a magnitude of 2.0 or below (on the Local Richter Scale) are usually not felt at the surface and a magnitude 0.5 is far below the ground motion caused by a passing vehicle, for context, the British Geological Survey has estimated that in the UK we have, on average, around 166 natural occurring earthquakes of 2.9ML and below per year.</p>
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-06T11:12:18.877Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-06T11:12:18.877Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
304
label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff more like this
922308
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-12more like thismore than 2018-06-12
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will postpone a decision on hydraulic fracturing at the Preston New Road well site until the conclusion of judicial review proceedings in respect of Cuadrilla Bowland Limited’s environmental permit for Preston New Road. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 152715 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-06-20more like thismore than 2018-06-20
answer text <p>There is no set timeframe for my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State to take a decision on an application for Hydraulic Fracturing Consent. The Government has always been clear that shale gas development must be safe and environmentally sound. We are committed to ensuring a rigorous, evidence-based approach is taken to reviewing any applications for hydraulic fracturing.</p><p>Hydraulic Fracturing Consent approval will not be issued unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the legislative conditions in the Petroleum Act 1998 have been met and that he is otherwise satisfied that it is appropriate to issue consent.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-06-20T14:43:52.637Zmore like thismore than 2018-06-20T14:43:52.637Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this
922309
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-12more like thismore than 2018-06-12
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fracking: Lancashire remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timescale is for his decision on Cuadrilla Bowland Limited’s hydraulic fracturing consent application for their shale gas site at Preston New Road in Lancashire. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Pavilion more like this
tabling member printed
Caroline Lucas more like this
uin 152716 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-06-20more like thismore than 2018-06-20
answer text <p>There is no set timeframe for my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State to take a decision on an application for Hydraulic Fracturing Consent. The Government has always been clear that shale gas development must be safe and environmentally sound. We are committed to ensuring a rigorous, evidence-based approach is taken to reviewing any applications for hydraulic fracturing.</p><p>Hydraulic Fracturing Consent approval will not be issued unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the legislative conditions in the Petroleum Act 1998 have been met and that he is otherwise satisfied that it is appropriate to issue consent.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Devizes remove filter
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-06-20T14:43:36.767Zmore like thismore than 2018-06-20T14:43:36.767Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
3930
label Biography information for Caroline Lucas more like this