Caroline Lucas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-06-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will wait until the Committee on Climate Change report on the compatibility of UK onshore petroleum with meeting UK carbon budgets and the Government’s response is published before taking any decision to reverse (a) the planning decision against fracking made by Lancashire County Council and (b) any other planning decisions that are made by local authorities concerning the extraction of shale gas.

James Wharton

Secretary of State planning casework decisions are taken on the basis of the material considerations before the Secretary of State.