Shale Gas
Debate between Seema Kennedy and George HowarthWestminster Hall is an alternative Chamber for MPs to hold debates, named after the adjoining Westminster Hall.
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Seema Kennedy
We have all accepted that local communities need to have total buy-in, and I am talking about what the energy companies do as well. National Government need to lay down such obligations. The companies need to be seen to be engaging fully with young people, providing apprenticeships and local jobs.
My constituents are not nimbys, but they want reassurance that fracking will not affect the quality of their land. They want concrete reassurances that their communities will be adequately compensated for any risks that they might face.
Mr George Howarth (in the Chair)
Before I call Graham Stringer, I will have to impose a five-minute limit on speeches. It is unfortunate that I have to do so, but it is the only way that I can contemplate getting everyone in.