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390109

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for continuing to apply individual scrutiny to applications for permits for unconventional oil and gas exploration, in the light of the variation in the conditions of possible sites and the levels of public concern regarding unconventional oil and gas exploration projects.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Operators proposing to explore for oil and gas using hydraulic fracturing or flaring will continue to require bespoke environmental permits from the Environment Agency, which will be subject to a detailed site specific risk assessment and public consultation, with extra consultation for sites of high public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2015 14:45:17 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

390107

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what independent peer-reviewed scientific studies have been conducted on whether it is safe to carry out flow-testing, small-scale fracturing operations and acid washing 10 metres from any watercourse and 200 metres from the nearest residents.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has undertaken its own risk assessment and determined that the separation distances cited in the draft standard rules permits are safe for people and the environment. They have also consulted with both Natural England and Public Health England on the proposed rules, who are satisfied the distances are protective of human health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Flow testing and acid washing occur at considerable depth underground and are low risk conventional techniques, which have been used by the oil and gas industry for many years. Any proposal for hydraulic fracturing would require a bespoke environmental permit.</p><p> </p><p><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/07/2015 16:00:50 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

390108

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the consultation on new standard rules relating to onshore oil and gas activities was held over the period of the General Election, in the light of the Consultation Principles, which state that consultations should not generally be launched during local or national election periods; whether they sought advice from the Propriety and Ethics team in the Cabinet Office prior to running the consultation, and if not, why not; and whether they now intend to rerun the consultation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The consultation for the proposed standard rules was released on 23 March 2015, before the start of the pre-election period which began on 30 March. As such, permission was not required from the Propriety and Ethics team in the Cabinet Office and the consultation continued as normal. The consultation ran for the full 12 week period, until 15 June, five weeks after the election was held.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is considering all responses to the consultation and will publish a full response.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2015 14:46:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

390106

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent consultation on new standard rules for onshore oil and gas activities related to offering standardised permits to oil and gas companies, what assessment they have made of the safety of flaring which suggests that flow-testing, small-scale fracturing operations and acid washing should only take place 10 metres from any watercourse and 200 metres from the nearest residents.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The proposed standard rules do not cover the flaring of gas. If an operator wants to flare waste gas they will need to apply to the Environment Agency for a bespoke environmental permit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The separation distances specified in the proposed standard rules relate to surface water, groundwater and European Designations. The Environment Agency considers that these distances provide effective protection.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2015 14:47:53 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb