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Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN 107214, tabled on 11 October 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to consult (a) Parliament and (b) the public prior to taking decisions on granting hydraulic fracturing consent.

Answered on

16 October 2017

There is no legal obligation to consult on associated hydraulic fracturing.

Answered by

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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