Fracking: Lancashire
(asked on 9th June 2014) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have visited Lancashire for purposes related to fracking since 2010.
This question was answered on 12th June 2014
I and a number of my officials have made a number of visits to Lancashire in relation to shale gas operations and are regularly in touch with a number of stakeholders in the region.
On 24 April I took part in a conference organised by the North West Energy Taskforce and the two Lancashire Chambers of Commerce in order to highlight to Lancashire business the potential opportunities from successful shale gas development.