Shale Gas Extraction Debate
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Jeff Smith
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(2 years, 3 months ago)
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Mr Rees-Mogg
We have had an enormous amount of offshore wind come on, and it is a very important part of renewables. It has been a very effective way of getting very large quantities of power, and that has been the major concentration of Government policy in recent years.
Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)
Who, specifically, will be responsible for measuring and determining local consent for fracking?
Mr Rees-Mogg
The matter will be dealt with in a governmental way, as is normally done when we seek to work out what the consents are. There are perfectly proper processes for establishing the views of local communities.