Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 57032
Fracking
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alison Hume
Labour — Scarborough and Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the proppant squeeze process of gas extraction.
Answer
Michael ShanksProppant squeezes are not currently defined in legislation as high volume hydraulic fracturing for shale gas extraction. We are committed to banning fracking for good and any future decision on national planning policy for fracking will take into account ...
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