Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 September 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 September 2016. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 September 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Fracking
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that regulations governing the exploitation on a significant scale of shale gas by fracking will be robust and will not permit an unacceptable level of self-regulation.
- Answer
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Shale companies need permission from independent expert regulators before any hydraulic fracturing operations can begin:
- A licence for onshore oil and gas exploration is required from the Oil and Gas Authority
- Planning permission is required from the local Mineral Planning Authority
- Permits to operate a site are required from the Environment Agency
- Safety on a drilling site and standards of well construction are regulated by the Health and Safety Executive
- A drilling consent is also required from the Oil and Gas Authority
We are confident that we have a robust regulatory regime in place. The Government will keep the regulatory regime for shale under review as the industry develops to ensure it is proportionate and fit for purpose.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL1621
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Regulation Fracking
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- 2016-09-15 17:06:19 +0100
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