To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the most recent estimate is of the rate of Arctic methane release; what factors his Department has identified as contributing to such a release rate; and what assessment his Department has made of the (a) historic and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the most recent estimate is of the rate of Arctic methane release; what factors his Department has identified as contributing to such a release rate; and what assessment his Department has made of the (a) historic and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to reduce emissions of methane from landfill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to reduce emissions of methane from landfill.

(2) what recent estimate he has made of the level of methane generated by landfills which is converted into renewable energy.

(2) what recent estimate he has made of the level of methane generated by landfills which is converted into renewable energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what his estimate is of the extent of the remaining unexploited landfill gas resources in the UK;

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what his estimate is of the extent of the remaining unexploited landfill gas resources in the UK;

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to install anaerobic digestion plants in rural areas to the level currently found in Germany; by what date; and what assessment they have made of the likely impact of this on rural energy poverty and the release of methane.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to install anaerobic digestion plants in rural areas to the level currently found in Germany; by what date; and what assessment they have made of the likely impact of this on rural energy poverty and the release of methane.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will ask the Committee on Climate Change to examine the potential effects of the extraction of shale gas and coal bed methane in the UK (a) on achieving the UK's energy policy objectives and (b) on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will ask the Committee on Climate Change to examine the potential effects of the extraction of shale gas and coal bed methane in the UK (a) on achieving the UK's energy policy objectives and (b) on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many applications for test-drilling using the process of hydraulic fracturing for (a) shale-gas and (b) coal bed methane have been (i) submitted and (ii) approved; and what the location is of each.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many applications for test-drilling using the process of hydraulic fracturing for (a) shale-gas and (b) coal bed methane have been (i) submitted and (ii) approved; and what the location is of each.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has examined the (a) legislative and (b) regulatory framework relating to drilling for shale gas and coal bed methane; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has examined the (a) legislative and (b) regulatory framework relating to drilling for shale gas and coal bed methane; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will examine the potential effects of the extraction of shale gas and coal bed methane in the UK on performance against the Government's objectives for (a) reducing carbon emissions, (b) energy security and (c) energy affordability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will examine the potential effects of the extraction of shale gas and coal bed methane in the UK on performance against the Government's objectives for (a) reducing carbon emissions, (b) energy security and (c) energy affordability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential effects of shale gas and coal bed methane extraction on the development of low-carbon energy sources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential effects of shale gas and coal bed methane extraction on the development of low-carbon energy sources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made a recent assessment of the (a) legislative, (b) regulatory and (c) guidance framework for the safe exploration of (i) coalbed methane and (ii) shale gas as an energy source.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made a recent assessment of the (a) legislative, (b) regulatory and (c) guidance framework for the safe exploration of (i) coalbed methane and (ii) shale gas as an energy source.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will assess the potential effects of exploration of (a) shale gas and (b) coalbed methane on meeting UK climate change targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will assess the potential effects of exploration of (a) shale gas and (b) coalbed methane on meeting UK climate change targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made an assessment of the potential effects of (a) shale gas and (b) coalbed methane exploration on the development of low-carbon energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made an assessment of the potential effects of (a) shale gas and (b) coalbed methane exploration on the development of low-carbon energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on global warming of an expansion of the extraction of gas from shale; and what the policy of his Department is on such extraction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on global warming of an expansion of the extraction of gas from shale; and what the policy of his Department is on such extraction.