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Fracking: Lancashire

Commons · Question 40733 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37979, whether the decision to plug and abandon Preston New Road shale gas well was taken by (a) the company, (b) his Department and (c) th

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 27 Mar 2025

As stated in the answer to question UIN 37979, decisions on whether to abandon wells are ultimately a matter for the relevant company.”