VoteClimate: Onshore Oil and Gas Development (Planning Applications) - 18th December 2013

Onshore Oil and Gas Development (Planning Applications) - 18th December 2013

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Onshore Oil and Gas Development (Planning Applications).

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-12-18/debates/13121862000022/OnshoreOilAndGasDevelopment(PlanningApplications)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Nick Boles)

I would add that the planning system is accompanied by separate environmental and health and safety provisions (overseen by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, by the Environment Agency and by the Health and Safety Executive) ensuring that a robust, comprehensive and safe regulatory regime is in place.

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