Select committee inquiry

Environmental risks of fracking inquiry

Closed

Environmental Audit Committee · Opened 27 November 2014 · Closed 26 March 2015

Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

What the inquiry looked at

“The Committee undertook an inquiry on the risks from fracking operations in the UK, including potential risks to water supplies and water quality, emissions, habitats and biodiversity, and geological integrity; necessary environmental safeguards, including through the planning/permitting system; and the implications for our carbon emissions reduction obligations.”

The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.

What the government said

No government response is linked to this report.

How the inquiry ran

Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 27 November 2014 to its close on 26 March 2015.

  1. Oral evidence 14 Jan 2015
  2. Report 26 Jan 2015
  3. Correspondence 2 letters

What it recommended

The committee's recommendations are not listed here yet. Read them in 8th Report - Environmental risks of fracking ↗ on parliament.uk.

Evidence

Oral evidence sessions 1

Correspondence 2 letters