Fracking: Earthquakes

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered am ar 22 Hydref 2019.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Rosie Cooper Rosie Cooper Llafur, West Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government remains committed to the traffic light system to regulate fracking following seismic activity.

Photo of Kwasi Kwarteng Kwasi Kwarteng The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The Government has always been clear that it will only support the exploration of our shale gas resources in a safe and sustainable way. The Oil and Gas Authority is undertaking a scientific analysis of the data from Cuadrilla’s earlier operations in 2018 which will be published shortly. The Government will set out our future approach once we have considered the findings.

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