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
12 May 2016
This bill would require the Secretary of State to measure the impacts of unconventional gas extraction (fracking) on air quality, water quality and greenhouse gas emissions, and to regulate those impacts. It aims to put in place mandatory monitoring and enforcement to limit environmental harms from fracking.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, meaning it has been introduced and is being debated but has not yet progressed to committee stage.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 9 December 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
