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.”