Difference between revisions of "Louise Haigh"
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'''Louise Haigh''' has been the [[Labour Party]] Member of Parliament for Sheffield, Heeley since May 2015. <ref name= "About"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/louise-haigh/4473 Louise Haigh MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 26 May 2015 </ref> | '''Louise Haigh''' has been the [[Labour Party]] Member of Parliament for Sheffield, Heeley since May 2015. <ref name= "About"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/louise-haigh/4473 Louise Haigh MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 26 May 2015 </ref> | ||
| − | Haigh was appointed as the Labour candidate for Sheffield Heeley in March 2015 following the retirement of [[Meg Munn]] who | + | Haigh was appointed as the Labour candidate for Sheffield Heeley in March 2015 following the retirement of [[Meg Munn]] who had held the seat since 2001. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/meg-munn/1448 Meg Nunn] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 26 May 2015 </ref> She went on to gain a majority of 12,954 in the 2015 general election. <ref name= "About"/> |
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| + | ==Stance fracking== | ||
| + | In 2015 Haigh called for a complete halt to fracking exploration in the UK. <ref> [https://louisehaigh.nationbuilder.com/fracking Louise Haigh calls for halt in fracking exploration], August 2015.</ref> Her constituency includes two shale gas exploration licences held by petrochemical giant [[Ineos]]. | ||
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| + | As of 2018 she is co-vice chair of the new [[All Party Parliamentary Group on the Impact of Shale Gas]]. | ||
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| − | [[Category:MP|Haigh, Louise]][[Category:British Politician|Haigh, Louise]][[Category:Labour Party|Haigh, Louise]] | + | [[Category:MP|Haigh, Louise]][[Category:British Politician|Haigh, Louise]][[Category:Labour Party|Haigh, Louise]][[Category:Fracking|Haigh, Louise]] |
Revision as of 09:03, 1 June 2018
Louise Haigh has been the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Sheffield, Heeley since May 2015. [1]
Haigh was appointed as the Labour candidate for Sheffield Heeley in March 2015 following the retirement of Meg Munn who had held the seat since 2001. [2] She went on to gain a majority of 12,954 in the 2015 general election. [1]
Stance fracking
In 2015 Haigh called for a complete halt to fracking exploration in the UK. [3] Her constituency includes two shale gas exploration licences held by petrochemical giant Ineos.
As of 2018 she is co-vice chair of the new All Party Parliamentary Group on the Impact of Shale Gas.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louise Haigh MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 26 May 2015
- ↑ Meg Nunn www.parliament.uk, accessed 26 May 2015
- ↑ Louise Haigh calls for halt in fracking exploration, August 2015.
