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101842

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the mode of storage and containment of water that has been used for the hydraulic fracking permitted by the Government to date; and whether any sites have been designated for this purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	212768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Flowback fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations are deemed to be a mining waste and therefore require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency for temporary storage on site. Subsequent treatment and disposal of the fluid at a waste treatment facility is also regulated by the Environment Agency. Waste waters must be stored in sealed tanks on bunded storage areas. The storage of wastewaters in open lagoons, as has sometimes been practised in the US, would not be permitted in this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 15:58:14 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Chris Bryant

101844

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what courses of action are available for people to raise concerns about suspected contamination of water as a result of fracking.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	212770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Concerns about any suspected contamination incidents, irrespective of source, should be raised with the Environment Agency via its incident hotline, details of which are available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As far as fracking is concerned we have robust regulatory controls in place. Shale gas wells must be designed, built and operated to standards set in the regulations governed by the Health and Safety Executive, and the Environment Agency will not permit the use of substances hazardous to groundwater to be used in hydraulic fracturing where they may enter groundwater and cause pollution. Industry practice, underpinned by regulations, ensures monitoring will be required prior to, during and post-operation of the site.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As with any activity, the Environment Agency can take enforcement action to prevent or remedy pollution of groundwater caused by the actions of operators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 16:06:28 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Chris Bryant

101850

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what chemical additives with a prospective use in hydraulic fracturing have been assessed for toxicological risk and other prospective health hazards by the Joint Agencies Groundwater Directive Advisory Group (JAGDAG); and if he will publish the URL where the minutes of JAGDAG meeting may be found.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	212543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>In England, for the purposes of the Water Framework Directive and Groundwater Directive, the Environment Agency has the responsibility for making determinations of substances that may be hazardous in groundwater. It will not permit the use of ‘hazardous substances’ for any activity, including hydraulic fracturing, where they would or might enter groundwater and cause pollution.</p><p>Hazardous substances are defined as those that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, or, for the Directives, where there are ‘equivalent levels of concern’. The Joint Agencies Groundwater Directive Advisory Group (JAGDAG) carries out peer reviews of these determinations, before recommendations are then put to public consultation. Substances that were proposed for use for hydraulic fracturing of shales in Lancashire have been assessed and were determined as non-hazardous. These were consulted on in 2012 following peer review by JAGDAG.</p><p>Information about JAGDAG, including minutes of meetings, can be found at: <a href="http://www.wfduk.org/stakeholders/jagdag-work-area-0" target="_blank">http://www.wfduk.org/stakeholders/jagdag-work-area-0</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 17:59:21 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

172767

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2014 to Question 208622, if she will reconsider her decision not to publish the Shale Gas Rural Economy Impact Report.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	220152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>I have nothing to add to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bassetlaw, John Mann, on 11 September 2014, Official Report, column 723W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 13/01/2015 13:52:04 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Sir Nicholas Soames

173184

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish by 16 January 2015 the Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts report; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Norman Baker
	uin	220483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bassetlaw, John Mann, on 11 September 2014, Official Report, column 723W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/01/2015 11:48:38 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	28 label Biography information for Norman Baker

173810

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of fracking on rural communities; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	220692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Shale gas exploitation has the potential to benefit rural communities. It will create jobs in the industry and supply chain. Communities will also benefit locally from a share of the revenues and from additional business rates. The Department of Energy and Climate Change lead on the economic benefits of shale gas. Any potential impacts, including those on the local environment, are fully considered through the rigorous permitting and planning processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/01/2015 14:00:36 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

173926

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department's internal report on the impact of fracking on rural communities has been made public only in redacted form; what the criteria are for imposing such redactions; and if she will make it her policy to publish the report in full.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	220937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bassetlaw, John Mann, on 11 September 2014, Official Report, column 723W.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 22/01/2015 11:57:58 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Dr Julian Lewis

176421

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff required by the Environment Agency in order for it to perform its role as a regulator of hydraulic fracturing in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18, (e) 2018-19 and (f) 2019-2020.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	222599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Currently the Environment Agency has 17 dedicated members of staff working full-time to develop the regulatory regime for oil and gas activities. This work covers conventional oil and gas, shale gas and coal bed methane. The core team is supported by technical resource from elsewhere in the organisation. The work load fluctuates and the specialists are not solely dedicated to regulating and permitting shale gas activities. Approximately a further 40 staff are currently involved in this work across England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency recovers its costs through the charges it makes for environmental permits and licences. As a result, the number of staff will be adapted accordingly to meet the regulatory demand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/02/2015 14:41:34 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

176424

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what techniques to minimise methane emissions (a) are and (b) does she plan to be a requirement of environmental permits for hydraulic fracturing.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	222605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Any unintentional release of gas is considered an extractive waste and is regulated by the Environment Agency through the extractive (mining) waste permit. Operators must develop a Waste Management Plan, which is submitted to the Environment Agency as part of a permit application. The Waste Management Plan sets out the measures to be used to control extractive wastes on site and to ensure they are managed safely.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency regulates the flaring of gases from oil and gas exploration through either an extractive (mining) waste permit where the quantity of gas flared is less than 10 tonnes per day or through a permit under the Industrial Emissions Directive where more than 10 tonnes a day is flared. The Environment Agency requires the use of an enclosed flare and will not allow open flaring or venting other than for safety reasons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/02/2015 15:38:06 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

177495

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has the power to require baseline monitoring of (a) groundwater and (b) air quality (i) before a consent for a hydraulic fracturing development is given and (ii) after such consent has been given but before the commencement of any such fracturing.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	223228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has the powers under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (EPRs) to require baseline monitoring of groundwater and air quality for each site proposing to undertake hydraulic fracturing.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>All oil and gas exploratory sites need permits under the EPRs. Any requirements for baseline monitoring would be made pre-operational conditions of the environmental permit with which the operator has to comply before hydraulic fracturing can commence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/02/2015 17:15:42 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner