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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on how many occasions the Government guidelines on earth tremors have been breached by fracking operations in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on how many occasions the Government guidelines on earth tremors have been breached by fracking operations in each of the last three years.
The Traffic Light System for monitoring induced seismicity was introduced after consideration of advice from three scientists, following operations at Cuadrilla’s Preese Hall site in 2011. The level of magnitude 0.5 at which operators must pause operations, was set in consultation with industry as an appropriate precautionary measure. These regulations have been working as intended and there are no plans to review the traffic light system.
Three seismic events, equal or greater than magnitude 0.5, were recorded during pumping operations at Preston New Road between October and December 2018. Following these red traffic light events the operator temporarily paused operations, reduced pressure and monitored for any further seismic events.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations his Department has received from (a) fracking companies, (b) environmental groups and (c) the shale gas commissioner on the appropriateness of current guidelines on tremors caused by fracking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations his Department has received from (a) fracking companies, (b) environmental groups and (c) the shale gas commissioner on the appropriateness of current guidelines on tremors caused by fracking.
The Department routinely receives correspondence from a wide range of stakeholders in relation to the regulatory regime for shale gas extraction, including the traffic light system.
The Traffic Light System for monitoring induced seismicity was introduced after consideration of advice from scientists, following operations at Cuadrilla’s Preese Hall site in 2011. The level of magnitude 0.5 at which operators must pause operations, was set in consultation with industry as an appropriate precautionary measure. These regulations have been working as intended and there are no plans to review the traffic light system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to review the guidelines on earth tremors caused by fracking operations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to review the guidelines on earth tremors caused by fracking operations.
I refer the hon. Member the answer I gave the hon. Member for Lewisham East on 1 May 2019 to Question 247160.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process planning applications for shale gas extraction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process planning applications for shale gas extraction.
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement on planning policy made by the Secretary of State on 17 May (HCWS689), which announced a range of planning measures to facilitate timely decisions on shale planning applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken to process a shale gas exploration application was in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken to process a shale gas exploration application was in each of the last three years.
Mineral Planning Authority decisions to grant or refuse planning permission for shale gas exploration proposals in England over the last three years have taken between 17 and 83 weeks, from the date of validation of that application to the date the decision was issued.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the United States Department of Energy on the effect of hydraulic fracturing on gas prices in the United States.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the United States Department of Energy on the effect of hydraulic fracturing on gas prices in the United States.
DECC Ministers have met ministerial counterparts from the United States Department of Energy on a number of occasions and had wide-ranging discussions including hydraulic fracturing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of the potential of hydraulic fracturing to reduce energy bills in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of the potential of hydraulic fracturing to reduce energy bills in the United Kingdom.
Shale gas represents an exciting new potential energy resource for the UK, and could play an important part in our energy mix. It makes sense to explore the potential for shale gas production in the UK.
The impact of shale gas production on energy bills will be largely determined by production costs. Though it is important to note that the wholesale gas price is just one factor that influences retail gas prices. Little drilling or testing has taken place in Britain's shale deposits, so it is not yet possible to estimate how much shale gas or oil may be practically and commercially recoverable. It is therefore too early to make an assessment of the impact of UK shale development on prices. Globally, there are some scenarios in a report prepared by Navigant Consulting1 in which large volumes of shale gas production could exert downward pressure on gas wholesale gas prices.
Shale gas has the potential to provide the UK with wider benefits such as increased tax revenues, greater energy security, growth and jobs.1 The full report is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/223492/navigant_consulting_report.pdf
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the level of total shale gas reserves in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the level of total shale gas reserves in the United Kingdom.
We have published an estimate of the shale gas resources contained in the Bowland-Hodder formation in northern England, and similar studies are in hand for the Weald area of southern England and for the Midland Valley of Scotland. It is not possible at this early stage of UK exploration for shale gas to estimate the reserves, that is, the amount of the resource that might be technically or economically producible.