The former Conservative leadership contender, Jeremy Hunt, said today it was “extraordinary” that the UK, with its net zero target, was even thinking about plans to drill for gas at Dunsfold in Surrey.
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Three East Yorkshire councillors have asked an oil company to establish a community fund if its expansion plans are successful.
The Conservative MP who represents Biscathorpe in Lincolnshire has objected to proposals by Egdon Resources for long-term oil production in the village.
A company’s bid to drill for oil on the Isle of Wight has been opposed again by the local MP.
Two Conservative MPs who opposed fracking in their constituencies have won their campaigns, the energy minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, told parliament tonight.
County councillors in East Yorkshire have rejected calls to declare a climate emergency for a second time.
Bob Seely, the Conservative MP for Isle of Wight, has told campaigners he is against proposals to drill for oil at Arreton.
The new Conservative MP for the Rother Valley in south Yorkshire is calling on the government to extend its moratorium on fracking to include drilling for shale gas.
The government has followed up on its manifesto commitment to examine the system of judicial review.
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