Fracking

(asked on 3rd February 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what date she expects the Environment Agency to publish information about the chemicals it requires hydraulic fracturing developers to disclose.


Answered by
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Dan Rogerson
This question was answered on 9th February 2015

Operators are required to disclose the chemicals, and the maximum concentration of each, that they propose to use in hydraulic fracturing when they apply to the Environment Agency for environmental permits.

This information is included within the environmental permit, which the Environment Agency will place on the public register.

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