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HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionIn relation to Cuadrilla, the gentleman in question I believe left the company 10 years ago, so he is somewhat out of date in terms of the company that he purports to represent.…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionWe need to get on with the exploration and the test drilling to see how realistic the forecasts are. A report in 2012 set out the potential for shale gas, which is very large, but…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThere are parts of the country, particularly in relation to nuclear, where there is local consent and very enthusiastic support for the development of additional energy sites, so…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionBalderdash.22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionExcept that thermal energy has no seismic limit on it, whereas there was a 0.5 limit on shale gas, which made it almost impossible. That was a policy that was designed to stop any…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionI am very grateful: my hon. Friend makes exactly the right point, both ways around. This is in the national interest and will make the country richer, but it is absolutely right…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionAsk, and it shall be given; seek, and ye shall find. It is absolutely important that we try to get local consent, and that will require the drilling companies to be innovative in…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessMy hon. Friend is right: LPG and heating oil have not risen as much as natural gas. None the less, it is important to make sure that there is fairness for everybody, bearing in…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionIt is amusing to think that the economics of independence were all dependent upon oil and gas, and now they are not going to have any, which does not seem to me to be entirely…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessOn the first point, we are providing considerably more certainty than would otherwise be provided in a fundamentally uncertain energy market. We encourage people to look at ways…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessThat is why I am saying that I am very grateful, Mr Speaker. I always think it is important that this House gets to know, and your generosity in setting a precedent where…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionIt is actually none of those things.22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThe socialists do not like people being paid for things. It seems perfectly reasonable to pay people and, if we inconvenience them, to compensate them, and that will be part of…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionCommunity consent is important, and the hon. Lady is right to point that out.22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionA number of people have said that fracking is environmentally unfriendly, but it is more friendly than importing liquefied natural gas from abroad—it has a lower carbon footprint,…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionIt is no surprise that I disagree with the right hon. Gentleman. I refer him to the 2012 report, which went through that and through what had happened in the United States for…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionMy hon. Friend asks a very important question. It is important for the national interest that we have secure supplies of gas—that is important across the House to all…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThis is definitely not outdated; it is a very effective, modern way of extracting energy. I would say to people: do they want cheaper and more secure energy or not? If the answer…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessThe hon. Lady is right to raise what is going on with the cost of living more generally. Energy is an important part of that, and helping to deal with the energy problem will have…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessMost energy is used during the winter. We have plans ready for the winter.22 Sept 2022