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1547406

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on fracking; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of permitting fracking on the Government's net zero emissions target for 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	101021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has adopted a presumption against issuing any further hydraulic fracturing consents. This is an effective moratorium on fracking and is in line with the commitment made in the 2019 Conservative Manifesto. This position will be maintained until compelling new evidence is provided which addresses concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity. There are no plans to put the moratorium on a legislative basis at this time.</p><p>Assessing the impact on net zero where there is an ongoing moratorium in place would not be a good use of Government resources.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 15:31:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1538457

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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 he has made of the potential effects of fracking on meeting global climate targets.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	902040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government issued a Written Ministerial Statement on 27 October confirming that it will adopt a presumption against issuing further hydraulic fracturing consents. This effective moratorium will be maintained until compelling new evidence is provided addressing concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity. As such, shale gas extraction will not impact the UK meeting global climate targets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:17:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1537013

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	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 His Majesty's Government what is their current policy on fracking; and whether the UK moratorium on fracking is still in place.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL2967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports the core ambitions set out in the 2019 manifesto and will therefore revert to a precautionary approach and only support shale gas exploration if it can be done in a way that is sustainable and protects local communities. The Government has confirmed that it will adopt a presumption against issuing further hydraulic fracturing consents. We will be led by the evidence on whether this form of exploration can be done in a way which acceptably manages the risk to local communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/11/2022 16:22:48 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1536359

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	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 it is his Department's policy to lift the moratorium on fracking.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	72305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports the core ambitions set out in the 2019 manifesto and will therefore revert to a more precautionary approach. The Government has confirmed that it will adopt a presumption against issuing further hydraulic fracturing consents. The Government will be led by the evidence on whether, in future, this form of exploration can support UK energy security, emission reduction and be acceptable to local communities.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/10/2022 17:02:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1523781

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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 recent estimate he has made of the time that would be taken for shale gas extraction to have a significant impact on the level of energy supply; and what recent assessment he has made of the role that can be played by shale gas extraction in supporting the UK's energy needs.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	65672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has confirmed that it is adopting a presumption against issuing any further hydraulic fracturing consents. This position, an effective moratorium, will be maintained until compelling new evidence is provided which addresses concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity. The Government is taking other measures to build energy security and affordability.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 11:56:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1523072

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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, with reference to the Chancellor's statement of 17 October 2022, whether it remains his policy to lift the moratorium on fracking.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	64201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>It remains the Government’s policy to lift the moratorium on shale gas exploration.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/10/2022 13:20:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell