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date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of depth limits for hydraulic fracturing on (a) fugitive emissions and (b) safety.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	222540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The risks of each project involving hydraulic fracturing can only be assessed in the light of the specific circumstances, including the geological and hydrogeological context. The risk of fugitive emissions and the safety aspects are assessed by expert regulators on a case-by-case basis as part of the environmental permitting and Health and Safety procedures.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The UK has decades of experience in safely conducting surface activities and constructing onshore gas wells, regulated by the Health &amp; Safety Executive, and techniques to reduce emissions (“green completions”) have been made a requirement of environmental permits for shale gas production.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/02/2015 17:39:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

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registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria must be met for a person to be eligible to perform the role of independent well examiner for a hydraulic fracturing development.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	222602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>There is a legal requirement for the well operator to appoint an independent well examiner for the complete lifecycle of the well. UK regulations establish the level of independence required in that the examiner can be from the same company as the well operator but must be separate from any management and financial systems that could compromise objectivity. To date onshore operators have used separate companies to supply this service, they have not been delivered in-house.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors are made aware of the identity of the independent well examiner and will consider their level of competence and independence as part of the inspection of the well examination scheme for each onshore oil or gas well. If there is any concern about the level of competence or independence of the well examiner HSE inspectors will investigate and take appropriate action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/02/2015 17:41:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner