Tag: Secretary of State

300+ MPs did not vote on underground waste disposal

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 27, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

A measure to take the siting of underground radioactive waste dumps out of local control came into force today after approval by only 277 of parliament’s 650 MPs. More than 300 MPs did not vote.

New fracking amendments to Infrastructure Bill released

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 11, 2015 • ( 7 Comments )

A new set of conditions on fracking by Labour’s energy team and a group of backbench MPs were released this morning. The House of Commons is expected to vote on them later today during discussions on the Infrastructure Bill.