Shale Gas Extraction

Janet Daby Excerpts
Thursday 22nd September 2022

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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The 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 the overall package if shale gas can be extracted.

Janet Daby Portrait Janet Daby (Lewisham East) (Lab)
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Are the Government aware that fracking not only breaks a promise made to the public in the Conservative party’s 2019 manifesto, but will not cut bills? It is a grossly unpopular method, and a method that will warm our planet. Indeed, it is wrapped up in climate denial.

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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It is actually none of those things.