A Bill to require the Secretary of State to measure and regulate the impact of unconventional gas extraction on air and water quality and on greenhouse gas emissions; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to measure and regulate the environmental impact of fracking (unconventional gas extraction) on air and water quality and on greenhouse gas emissions. It creates a formal framework for monitoring these impacts and for taking regulatory action where necessary.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Commons; the first reading took place on 21 January 2015. It would move on to further stages in the Commons and, if passed, to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
21 Jan 2015
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 21 January 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
