Fracking Week in Parliament: 16-20 January 2017
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: Caroline Spelman on what the Church of England said about fracking Claudia Beamish asks why a fracking ban is not in Scotland’s draft climate change bill
Fracking Week in Parliament: 9-13 January 2017
In the first Fracking Week in Parliament of 2017, MPs question the climate change minister over whether the Green Investment Bank will be allowed to fund fracking.
Shale gas is an energy security issue – climate change minister
The climate change minister, Nick Hurd, said the UK owed it to future generations to find out whether it could produce shale gas.
Lancashire MP tops 2016 table for parliamentary fracking questions
The Conservative MP for the area where Cuadrilla wants to frack in Lancashire asked the most parliamentary questions about shale gas and fracking in 2016.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 19-23 December 2016
In this final Fracking Week in Parliament for 2016: Baroness Jones and Lord Greaves challenge the government on fracking and counter-terrorism strategy Cat Smith says forcing fracking in Lancashire is the end of democracy
Four west country councils vote against fracking
Opponents of shale gas in the west country are celebrating a series of recent council votes against fracking. In the past fortnight, Conservative-controlled Gloucestershire and Herefordshire County Councils have backed anti-fracking motions while Forest of Dean District and Watchet Town Councils have declared themselves Frack Free Zones.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 12-16 December 2016
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: More questions and some answers on fracking protests and counter-terrorism policing Shale gas revenues and a sovereign wealth fund
Fracking Week in Parliament: 5-9 December 2016
In this Fracking Week in Parliament Mark Menzies on fracking and health Baroness Jones on fracking and counter-terrorism Geraint Davies on fracking and methane emissions, twice Liam Kerr on Scottish Conservative support for shale gas
Fracking Week in Parliament: 28 November-2 December 2016
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: Two Conservatives from shale gas areas quiz the government on fracking impacts: Mark Menzies (Fylde) asks about health and air quality monitoring Fiona Bruce (Congleton) asks about impacts on communities
Fracking: ‘Gang plank to climate chaos’ or ‘necessary part of decarbonisation’?
A supporter and opponent of onshore fracking went head to head at Westminster yesterday in a debate on shale gas.
DRILL OR DROP? 