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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when he next plans to meet representatives of organisations that have made representations on the environmental effects of the shale gas industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when he next plans to meet representatives of organisations that have made representations on the environmental effects of the shale gas industry.
The Secretary of State has no such planned engagements at present but always welcomes meeting a broad range of organisations to understand their needs and concerns. The UK Government is committed to the development of the shale gas industry in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
(2) what plans he has to meet representatives of Cuadrilla and other members of the shale gas industry.
Joan Walley:
(2) what plans he has to meet representatives of Cuadrilla and other members of the shale gas industry.
Joan Walley:
The Secretary of State has no such planned engagements at present but always welcomes meeting a broad range of organisations to understand their needs and concerns. The UK Government is committed to the development of the shale gas industry in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will establish shale gas extraction exclusion zones in sensitive areas for wildlife and water resources.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will establish shale gas extraction exclusion zones in sensitive areas for wildlife and water resources.
Each application for shale gas exploration and extraction will be assessed on its merits and operators will require planning permission from the local minerals planning authority. The Environment Agency will object to shale gas extraction infrastructure or activity within a source protection zone (SPZ) 1 (i.e. drinking water protected zone). Outside SPZ1, the agency will also object when the activity would have an unacceptable effect on groundwater based on a site specific assessment.
In England, an environmental impact assessment is required if a particular development is located wholly or partly in a ‘sensitive area’.
Planning authorities assess each application on a case by case basis. There is a general presumption against approving a permit in such areas.