PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(3 June 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the proppant squeeze process of gas extraction.
Asked by:
Alison Hume (Labour)
Asked by:
Alison Hume (Labour)
Answer
Proppant squeezes are not currently defined in legislation as high volume hydraulic fracturing for shale gas extraction. We are committed to banning fracking for good and any future decision on national planning policy for fracking will take into account all volumes of hydraulic fracturing.
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