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Speech by Sir Mark Walport to the Herrenhausen conference in Germany.
13 December 2012 Shale gas development has been of increasing importance in the US for some years, but exploration has only just begun in the…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Permits set out conditions to ensure the environment is protected
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a speech a Sizewell on the future of energy.
17 April 2012 DECC will today publish an independent expert report recommending measures to mitigate the risks of seismic tremors from hydraulic…
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey today announced that exploratory hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas can resume in…
Letter from Energy Minister Matthew Hancock in response to questions submitted via the 'my fracking questions' website.
A speech by Energy Minister Michael Fallon to the UK Shale 2013 "Making it Happen" conference.
Speech by Edward Davey, Secretary of State, for Energy and Climate Change on shale gas exploration.
The Government yesterday announced a commitment to ban fracking in National Parks.
The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on fracking, the House of Lords, airport expansion and the Olympics.
Edward Davey today made the case for the safe and responsible exploration of shale gas in the UK, in line with UK’s climate change targets.
The government has published a regulatory roadmap for shale oil and gas developers along with a Strategic Environmental Assessment report for consultation.
Michael Fallon addressed the Tudor Pickering Holt seminar: UK in Focus - government’s role in the investment environment.
Millions of pounds in business rates will be handed to councils in England which give the green-light to shale gas developments.
Michael Fallon speech to the UK Shale Conference.
Findings from the British Geological Survey into the potential volume of shale gas in the Bowland Basin and beyond
The Prime Minister's Spokesperson answered questions on Gibraltar, David Miranda, lobbying, the Prince of Wales, fracking, families, Scotland and drugs.
Transcript of speech and Q&A with David Cameron at Siemens in Lincoln on 16 July 2013.
Speech by Energy Minister Matthew Hancock to the ADEPT conference 2014.
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