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Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)

EDM number 181 in 2012-13, proposed by Caroline Lucas on 12/06/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Oil, petrol and natural gas.

That this House believes a moratorium should be placed on onshore and offshore exploration, development and production of shale gas via the withdrawal of UK petroleum exploration and drilling licences at sites utilising hydraulic fracturing (fracking) processes, at least until the publication of a detailed environmental impact assessment into the practice; notes that hydraulic fracturing can contaminate local water sources such as aquifers, which provide about 30 per cent of the UK's drinking water; further believes the production of hard to reach fossil fuels is not compatible with efforts to achieve the UK's statutory carbon budgets; and therefore urges the Government instead to give greater support to the generation of energy from renewable sources.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Caroline Lucas12/06/2012Brighton, PavilionGreenProposed
Margaret Ritchie13/06/2012South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Ronnie Campbell13/06/2012Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn13/06/2012Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan13/06/2012FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jonathan Edwards13/06/2012Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Glenda Jackson14/06/2012Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins18/06/2012Luton NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell18/06/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd19/06/2012Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Martin Caton19/06/2012GowerLabourSigned
Mark Williams20/06/2012CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Valerie Vaz20/06/2012Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Naomi Long25/06/2012Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Don Foster26/06/2012BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Fabian Hamilton28/06/2012Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Gerald Kaufman02/07/2012Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Dave Watts09/07/2012St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Bill Esterson17/07/2012Sefton CentralLabourSigned
John Leech10/09/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Julian Huppert15/10/2012CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Wood06/11/2012Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Michael Meacher03/12/2012Oldham West and RoytonLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders05/12/2012TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Williams05/12/2012ArfonPlaid CymruSigned
Sheila Gilmore18/12/2012Edinburgh EastLabourSigned

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