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63881

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date	25/06/2014
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	Natural Resources: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects to publish the British Geological Survey's assessment of the hydrocarbon resources in the Weald area of the south of England.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	202357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The British Geological Survey Weald Basin Report has been published and can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.bgs.ac.uk/shalegas/" target="_blank">http://www.bgs.ac.uk/shalegas/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 30/06/2014 14:20:55 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

63882

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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 steps his Department is taking to simplify regulations applying to the UK's shale gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	202356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the relevant regulators and industry to ensure that the regulatory system is as streamlined as possible, whilst remaining robust enough to safeguard public safety and the environment.</p><p>In order to help companies navigate our regulatory system, the Department published in December a Regulatory Roadmap setting out all the regulation that applies to shale at the exploration stage.</p><p>We have already reduced unnecessary duplication in the regulatory system for shale gas, clarifying and streamlining the regulation of exploration activity through the Environment Agency, including developing a single application form for permits. The average waiting time for environmental permits for onshore oil and gas is 8 to 9 weeks. We will introduce standard rules environmental permits later this year cutting permitting times for low risk activities to 2-4 weeks.</p><p>The Department of Communities and Local Government published planning guidance for onshore oil &amp; gas projects last July, which makes clear that planning authorities when assessing applications should assume that the environmental and health and safety regulatory regimes operate effectively rather than duplicating effort.</p><p>We are also consulting on proposals designed to simplify current procedures for obtaining access to underground land. This consultation is open until the 15th August and, subject to the outcome of the consultation, could lead to legislative proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 30/06/2014 15:19:57 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

63960

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if he will take steps to establish a Cabinet Committee chaired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to direct and co-ordinate policy on the development of shale gas.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	202387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Issues relating to shale gas are considered at a number of Cabinet Committees including the Economic Affairs and Growth and Enterprise Committees.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 30/06/2014 09:32:56 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies