Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 57033

Fracking

Tabled: 3 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Alison Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the proppant squeeze process of gas extraction.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Proppant 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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