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1171906

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what methods of fossil fuel extraction are covered by the moratorium on fracking.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	5564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The moratorium applies to operations that require Hydraulic Fracturing Consent. The definition of associated hydraulic fracturing, used for the purposes of Hydraulic Fracturing Consent, is as set out under section 4A of the Petroleum Act 1998 (inserted by Section 50 of the Infrastructure Act 2015).</p><p> </p><p>This definition was based on the approach taken by the European Commission, which defines high-volume hydraulic fracturing as involving the injection into a well of 1000m<sup>3</sup> or more or water per fracturing stage or 10000m<sup>3</sup> or more of water during the entire fracturing process.</p><p> </p><p>Activities outside of this definition are not included in the moratorium.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 5565 question first answered 28/01/2020 15:44:46 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1171907

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) exploratory wells and (b) the process of acidisation are covered by the moratorium on fracking.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	5565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The moratorium applies to operations that require Hydraulic Fracturing Consent. The definition of associated hydraulic fracturing, used for the purposes of Hydraulic Fracturing Consent, is as set out under section 4A of the Petroleum Act 1998 (inserted by Section 50 of the Infrastructure Act 2015).</p><p> </p><p>This definition was based on the approach taken by the European Commission, which defines high-volume hydraulic fracturing as involving the injection into a well of 1000m<sup>3</sup> or more or water per fracturing stage or 10000m<sup>3</sup> or more of water during the entire fracturing process.</p><p> </p><p>Activities outside of this definition are not included in the moratorium.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 5564 question first answered 28/01/2020 15:44:46 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1171908

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans she has to review the moratorium on fracking.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	5566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. The Government’s position has been set out in the Written Statement of 4th November 2019 and will be maintained unless compelling new evidence is provided which addresses the concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 27/01/2020 14:32:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1171909

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to put into statute the traffic light system on seismicity resulting from hydraulic fracturing.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	5567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the Traffic Light System or to put it into statute.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 27/01/2020 14:33:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1171910

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to ensure any environmental damage caused by the development and exploitation of shale gas is mitigated.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	5568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>We will not support shale gas exploration unless the science shows categorically that it can be done safely. On the basis of the current scientific evidence the Government has taken a presumption against issuing any further Hydraulic Fracturing Consents.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK, we have been regulating gas and oil drilling, both onshore and offshore, for decades and maintain the very highest safety and environmental standards. Licensees are responsible for liabilities associated with environmental impacts of their operations throughout the duration of the licence.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/01/2020 15:44:53 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1171911

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring shale gas companies to put aside a bond to pay for householders’ property repairs, resultant from exploration and extraction.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	5569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA) assessment of an application for hydraulic fracturing operations, the OGA requires the operator to have in place the necessary funds or an insurance policy (including third-party liability) that will cover unforeseen events.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/01/2020 15:44:59 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1171912

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a levy on shale gas companies to pay for the cost of policing at shale gas sites.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	5570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Policing is a matter for the Home Office and the local constabulary. No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 27/01/2020 14:33:10 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1169897

registered interest
date	09/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to revoke the moratorium on fracking.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government have no plans to revoke the moratorium on shale gas extraction.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has always been clear that we will take a precautionary approach and only support shale gas exploration if it can be done in a safe and sustainable way, and that we will be led by the science on whether this is indeed possible.</p><p> </p><p>It remains our policy to be guided by the evidence and to minimise disturbance to those living and working nearby to shale gas exploration sites, and to prevent the risk of any damage.</p><p> </p><p>The moratorium will be maintained unless compelling new evidence is provided which addresses the concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/01/2020 15:04:50 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1167886

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban fracking in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/11/2019 16:58:08 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1149025

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of physical damage caused by hydraulic fracking on the (a) cost and (b) availability of home insurance for residents near that damage.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken such assessments. As part of the assessment of an application for hydraulic fracturing operations, the Oil &amp; Gas Authority (OGA) requires operators to have in place the necessary funds or an insurance policy (including third-party liability) that will cover unforeseen events. In addition to insurance cover, landowners can bring a claim against a shale gas operator if its activities caused damage to their property.</p><p> </p><p>Hydraulic fracturing has taken place at two sites in Lancashire to date. Following a seismic event linked to Cuadrilla’s operations on 26 August a small number of reports of minor cosmetic damage have been investigated by the operator’s insurer and this is a matter for the operator and homeowners.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has always been clear that it will only support the exploration of our shale gas resources in a safe and sustainable way. The Oil and Gas Authority is undertaking a scientific analysis of the data from Cuadrilla’s earlier operations in 2018 which will be published shortly. The Government will set out our future approach once we have considered the findings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/10/2019 14:39:19 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah