Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of UK-sourced shale gas to the energy security of the UK.

In October 2017, the Government published a report summarising gas security, including consideration of the role of shale gas, over the next 20 years, available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gas-security-of-supply-strategic-assessment-and-review