Opposing Fracking, Urgent Questions, 22,09,2022

The lifting of the moratorium on shale gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, is extremely worrying. Fracking is a dangerous and expensive way to produce energy - it will not provide the clean, secure energy we need in the South-East.

My question to the Business Secretary on the Government's liberal approach to fracking 👇

'Residents across the south of England are deeply concerned about the risks of fracking and indeed oil drilling. Why is the Secretary State not listening to those concerns? And why is he also not listening to the concerns of the Government's former Chief Scientific Advisor and indeed, those of the British Geological Survey?'

The Business Secretary's response:

'Mr Speaker, quite properly, the concerns of this house are being represented by Members of Parliament, so they are being listened to by Her Majesty's Government'.

...

Cover Photo by Joshua Doubek, used under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Видео Opposing Fracking, Urgent Questions, 22,09,2022 канала Matt Rodda MP