Written question asked by Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Independent Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 July 2014. It was answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 29 July 2014 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Fracking
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 7 July (WA 8), why they have not sought evidence from NATO regarding claims that Russia is funding non-governmental organisations opposed to fracking in the United Kingdom; and whether they will now do so.
- Answer
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I would like to clarify for the noble Lord, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary General has not claimed to possess evidence that Russia is funding non-governmental organisations opposed to fracking in the UK or elsewhere.
The Secretary General is reported to have said during a speech at Chatham House that it was his belief, following discussions with Allies, that “Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation operations, engages actively with so-called non-governmental organisations, environmental organisations working against shale gas – obviously to maintain European dependence on imported Russian gas. That is my interpretation.”
The UK works closely with NATO and Allies to refute misinformation disseminated by Russia.
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- Protest NATO Russia Fracking
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