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star this property date less than 2015-10-26more like thismore than 2015-10-26
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept id 63 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property hansard heading Fracking: East Riding more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make it her policy to ensure that no shale gas extraction is allowed in areas which supply the aquifers for drinking water to Hull and East Yorkshire. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
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Diana Johnson more like this
unstar this property uin 13483 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-11-02more like thismore than 2015-11-02
star this property answer text <br /><p>In the UK, we have been successfully regulating for gas and oil drilling for over 50 years and have tough regulations in place to prevent water contamination.</p><br /><p>All hydraulic fracturing operations will require a groundwater activity permit. The Environment Agency will not grant a permit where the risks to groundwater are unacceptable. They have powers to impose conditions to ensure proper protection or to prohibit activities which they consider to pose unacceptable risks.</p><br /><p>The Infrastructure Act 2015 required the Government to specify protected groundwater source areas within which hydraulic fracturing cannot take place, which we did in draft regulations debated in the House on 27 October. They define these areas as being equivalent to Source Protection Zones 1, which applies to those areas close to drinking water sources where there is the greatest risk associated with groundwater contamination. This will reinforce the regulatory approach, as it is consistent with the approach taken by the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to control the risks from other groundwater activities.</p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2015-11-02T15:39:45.253Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-02T15:39:45.253Z
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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26587
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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1533
star this property label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
423806
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-10-26more like thismore than 2015-10-26
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept id 63 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property hansard heading Fracking: East Riding more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of shale gas extraction on aquifers in East Yorkshire. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
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Diana Johnson more like this
unstar this property uin 13491 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-11-02more like thismore than 2015-11-02
star this property answer text <p>In the UK, we have been successfully regulating for gas and oil drilling for over 50 years and have tough regulations in place to prevent water contamination.</p><br /><p>All hydraulic fracturing operations will require a groundwater activity permit. The Environment Agency will not grant a permit where the risks to groundwater are unacceptable. They have powers to impose conditions to ensure proper protection or to prohibit activities which they consider to pose unacceptable risks.</p><br /><p>The Infrastructure Act 2015 required the Government to specify protected groundwater source areas within which hydraulic fracturing cannot take place, which we did in draft regulations debated in the House on 27 October. They define these areas as being equivalent to Source Protection Zones 1, which applies to those areas close to drinking water sources where there is the greatest risk associated with groundwater contamination. This will reinforce the regulatory approach, as it is consistent with the approach taken by the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to control the risks from other groundwater activities.</p>
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2015-11-02T15:39:23.417Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-02T15:39:23.417Z
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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26588
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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1533
star this property label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
425355
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star this property date less than 2015-11-02more like thismore than 2015-11-02
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept id 63 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property hansard heading Fracking: Drinking Water more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2015 to Question 13491, if she will make it her policy to designate all the areas supplying aquifers used for drinking water as Source Protection Zones 1. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
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Diana Johnson more like this
unstar this property uin 14456 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-11-06more like thismore than 2015-11-06
star this property answer text <p>Source Protection Zones identify the area of an aquifer that provides the water abstracted at the drinking water supply borehole. Source Protection Zones 1 (SPZ1) are the area within which pollution would take less than 50 days to reach an abstraction point and where the consequences of groundwater pollution would therefore be greatest. They are used by the Environment Agency as a tool for regulation. The Environment Agency will not permit drilling for oil or gas in an SPZ1. Outside SPZ1s the Environment Agency will require a site specific risk assessment and will only permit drilling for oil or gas if it is satisfied that there is no significant risk to supplies of drinking water and no unacceptable impact on groundwater.</p><p><br></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2015-11-06T11:28:15.9Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-06T11:28:15.9Z
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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28060
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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1533
star this property label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this
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star this property date less than 2015-06-15more like thismore than 2015-06-15
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept id 63 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property hansard heading Environment Protection more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Government plans to set a binding 2030 decarbonisation target during this Parliament. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Kingston upon Hull North remove filter
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Diana Johnson more like this
unstar this property uin 2382 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-06-19more like thismore than 2015-06-19
star this property answer text <p>We are committed to doing our part to tackle climate change, in line with the Climate Change Act. Under the Act we are already required to reduce UK emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, and to meet our carbon budgets, which set emissions reduction targets up to 2027. The Climate Change Act also commits us to set an economy-wide carbon budget for the period 2028-32 by 30<sup>th</sup> June 2016. As we stated in our 2015 manifesto, we will cut emissions as cost-effectively as possible and will not support additional distorting and expensive power sector targets.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2015-06-19T10:29:58.37Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-19T10:29:58.37Z
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire remove filter
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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4117
star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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1533
star this property label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson more like this