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HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWill the Minister give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillFor the guidance of the House, the Minister said something very important from the Dispatch Box: he said that this is not a confidence motion. I think Conservative Members want to…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThe hon. Lady makes her point well and anticipates the issues that I will come on to. Fracking will not make a difference to bills, we cannot be assured of its safety, and it is a…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillNo, I will not give way for the moment. The decision on fracking is potentially environmentally damaging, with emissions from fracking up to 50% higher than those from…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillNo, I will not. I want to make some progress, because many hon. Members want to speak. On the crucial issue of what the public think, I suggest that the Business Secretary looks…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI will not give way for the moment. I do not know why the Business Secretary wants further evidence about what communities think. We already have the answer from the public:…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and there are more weasel words in relation to local consent. I give way to the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mark Fletcher), who has been…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWe are voting on our proposal to bring in a Bill to ban fracking. I say to the hon. Gentleman, for whom I have a large amount of respect, that we are not going to get a vote on…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Billindicated dissent.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWill the Minister give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI am very glad the hon. Lady has done her research about what I said on 24 September 2013, because so have I. [ Interruption. ] I think she should listen. This is what I said: “I…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI am glad we have a Conservative Member who wants to uphold their manifesto commitments. It is a refreshing change, I have to say. But here’s the thing: he should be directing his…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWe can have a debate about North sea oil and gas, but fracking is a wholly different category. It is dangerous, it is expensive and it is not supported by the public.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI beg to move, That this House calls on the Government to introduce a ban on hydraulic fracking for shale gas; and makes provision as set out in this Order: (1) On Tuesday 29…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWill the Minister give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillNo. Since then, it has been shown that fracking cannot meet safety concerns or the needs of local residents. The second question I want to explore is whether fracking is safe,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will try to be as brief as I can to let as many people as possible speak in this debate. Let me start by saying that Labour called for support…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillThat would mean that there are no windfalls, so why is the Secretary of State having a special payment made by the energy companies anyway? That makes no sense at all. We will…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI acknowledge the words of the Secretary of State. This is important legislation to get onto the statute book. I will make one point: there are many issues still to be resolved in…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThis is obviously a case of “the dog ate my homework”, and it is hardly surprising. Let us start by taking the Secretary of State’s excuse for lifting the fracking ban—that it…22 Sept 2022