Written question asked by Steve Baker (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2022 (named day). It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Fracking: Lancashire
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to prevent the implementation of the Oil and Gas Authority's order to concrete shale gas wells at the Preston New Road site in Lancashire.
- Answer
-
Gas wells need to be safely decommissioned at the end of their useful life. The Oil and Gas Authority is acting within its statutory remit to require the operator of these wells to decommission them.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 129125
- Session
- 2021-22
- Registered interest declared
- Yes
- Subjects
- Lancashire Fracking
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2022-03-01 18:23:00 +0000
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2021-22/129125
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2021-22/129125
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2021-22/129125