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1006985

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:59:44
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:10:04 21/11/2018 17:50:04
	hansard heading	Fracking: Earthquakes
	house id	1
	identifier	191376
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 17:18:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Oil and Gas Authority on changes to its traffic light system for responding to seismic events at shale gas sites.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191376
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191376
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Chief Executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) wrote to me on 2 November and provided reassurance that the regulatory regime is performing well and that the OGA have not seen anything from the seismic events to date which suggests otherwise.</p><p>There are no plans to review the traffic light system.</p><p> </p> question first answered 21/11/2018 17:18:53 answering member 3974
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006987

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:59:49
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:10:10 21/11/2018 17:46:02
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	house id	1
	identifier	191378
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 17:14:23
	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.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191378
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191378
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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> question first answered 21/11/2018 17:14:23 answering member 3974
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006988

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:59:51
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:10:13 21/11/2018 17:47:01
	hansard heading	Fracking: Earthquakes
	house id	1
	identifier	191379
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 17:15:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to introduce a requirement for independent well integrity tests at shale gas sites in the event of seismic events of greater than the red light 0.5 ML threshold occurring at such sites.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191379
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191379
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Traffic Light System dictates that if an event of 0.5M<sub>L</sub> or above is detected and causally linked to operations, the operator must pause operations for 18 hours and reduce well pressure. Operations are only allowed to resume once regulators are satisfied that any risks have been appropriately mitigated and this includes consideration of well integrity by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>The HSE robustly and independently regulates health and safety across Great Britain. The HSE has a proven track record of taking enforcement action where breaches of relevant legislation have occurred and, as an effective and proportionate regulator, will continue to do so when appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Under our existing legislation, the HSE requires operators of oil and gas wells to maintain well integrity throughout the lifecycle of the well, from design and construction to final decommissioning. The HSE routinely inspects the well integrity risk management systems of oil and gas well operators, and verifies these inspections by scrutinising statutory wells operation reports sent weekly to the HSE by the operator.</p> question first answered 21/11/2018 17:15:56 answering member 3974
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1007185

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 21:05:01
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:25:05 21/11/2018 17:50:08
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	house id	1
	identifier	191381
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 17:18:04
	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.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191381
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191381
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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> question first answered 21/11/2018 17:18:04 answering member 3974
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006908

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:56:35
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	15/11/2018 15:25:10 21/11/2018 11:17:01
	hansard heading	Environment Protection
	house id	1
	identifier	191367
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 10:45:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the delivery of the targets in the Government's 25 year environment plan.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191367
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191367
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to delivering the 25 Year Environment Plan and to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it. These commitments remain in a deal or no deal scenario. The EU Withdrawal Act 2018 will ensure all existing EU environmental law continues to operate in UK law.</p> question first answered 21/11/2018 10:45:58 answering member 4098
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006909

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:56:37
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:06:33 21/11/2018 13:26:06
	hansard heading	Environment Protection
	house id	1
	identifier	191368
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 12:54:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the UK's environmental governance of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191368
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191368
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The EU (Withdrawal) Act will ensure existing EU environmental law continues to have effect in UK law after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to the creation of a new body to hold the Government to account on its compliance with environmental law. We will work to ensure that the new body is in place as soon as possible in a no deal scenario with the necessary powers to review and if necessary, take enforcement action in respect of breaches of environmental law from when the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union has ended in a no deal scenario, from 23:00 on 29 March 2019 onwards. This will mean that the Government will be held accountable as under existing EU law from the day we leave the EU. Any further interim measures that may be necessary under a no deal scenario before the new body is established will be brought forward in due course.</p> question first answered 21/11/2018 12:54:54 answering member 4098
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006910

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:56:40
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:06:35 21/11/2018 12:58:01
	hansard heading	Environment Protection
	house id	1
	identifier	191369
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2018 12:26:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the planned environment Bill.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191369
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191369
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining environmental standards after we leave the EU, and will continue to uphold international obligations through multilateral environmental agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The EU Withdrawal Act 2018 will ensure all existing EU environmental law continues to operate in UK law, transferring powers from EU institutions to domestic institutions and ensuring we meet international agreement obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to the creation of a new body to hold the Government to account on its compliance with environmental law. We will work to ensure that the new body is in place as soon as possible in a no deal scenario with the necessary powers to review and, if necessary, take enforcement action in respect of breaches of environmental law from when the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice has ended in a no deal scenario, this will be from 23:00 on 29 March 2019 onwards. This will mean that the Government will be held accountable as under existing EU law from the day we leave the EU. Any further interim measures that may be necessary under a no deal scenario before the new body is established will be brought forward in due course.</p> question first answered 21/11/2018 12:26:12 answering member 4098
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006914

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:56:49
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:06:46 22/11/2018 14:36:08
	hansard heading	Natural England
	house id	1
	identifier	191371
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/11/2018 14:04:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the internal and external communications functions of Natural England have been moved into the centrally managed work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191371
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191371
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p> question first answered 22/11/2018 14:04:37 answering member 3934
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006915

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:56:51
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:06:49 22/11/2018 14:36:05
	hansard heading	Natural England
	house id	1
	identifier	191372
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/11/2018 14:04:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the human resource functions of Natural England have been moved into the centrally managed work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191372
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191372
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p> question first answered 22/11/2018 14:04:37 answering member 3934
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1006916

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	14/11/2018
	date tabled	14/11/2018
	ddp created	14/11/2018 20:56:54
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	14/11/2018 21:06:51 22/11/2018 14:36:03
	hansard heading	Natural England
	house id	1
	identifier	191373
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/11/2018 14:04:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the financial management functions of Natural England have been moved into the centrally managed work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191373
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191373
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p> question first answered 22/11/2018 14:04:37 answering member 3934
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas