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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 November 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 November 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 6 November 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.


Fracking

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the proportion of total UK energy production likely to be sourced from fracking in each of the next five years.

Answer

The Government is of the view that there is a national need to explore and test our shale resources in a safe, sustainable and timely way.


It is too early to make an assessment of the future extent of shale gas and oil production. We do not yet know the full scale of the UK’s shale resources nor how much can be extracted technically or economically.



Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14575
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Fracking
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk