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[[Clive Betts]] has been the Labour MP for Sheffield South East since 2010. He was previously the MP for Sheffield, Attercliffe from 1992 to 2010.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-clive-betts/394 Mr Clive Betts], UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.</ref> | [[Clive Betts]] has been the Labour MP for Sheffield South East since 2010. He was previously the MP for Sheffield, Attercliffe from 1992 to 2010.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-clive-betts/394 Mr Clive Betts], UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.</ref> | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He was an Opposition Whip, 1996-97, an Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) 1997-9 and a Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) 1998-01.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-clive-betts/394 Mr Clive Betts], UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.</ref> | He was an Opposition Whip, 1996-97, an Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) 1997-9 and a Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) 1998-01.<ref name="ParliamentBio">[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-clive-betts/394 Mr Clive Betts], UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.</ref> | ||
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| + | Speaking in the [[House of Commons]] on fracking in national parks, Betts said: | ||
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| + | :'Everyone gets suspicious about fracking. Many people do not trust the Government on the issue. They think that, as the Government want to go fracking all over the place and national parks do not, the Government are probably happy to do it and have somewhat brought those suspicions on themselves. Perhaps the Government could make an absolutely clear statement that there is no way in which this proposed new clause gives any extension of planning powers or anything else that could possibly affect fracking in national parks'. | ||
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| + | ===Voting record=== | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 1 December 2016
Clive Betts has been the Labour MP for Sheffield South East since 2010. He was previously the MP for Sheffield, Attercliffe from 1992 to 2010.[1]
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Career
He was an Opposition Whip, 1996-97, an Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) 1997-9 and a Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) 1998-01.[1]
Suspicions about fracking
Speaking in the House of Commons on fracking in national parks, Betts said:
- 'Everyone gets suspicious about fracking. Many people do not trust the Government on the issue. They think that, as the Government want to go fracking all over the place and national parks do not, the Government are probably happy to do it and have somewhat brought those suspicions on themselves. Perhaps the Government could make an absolutely clear statement that there is no way in which this proposed new clause gives any extension of planning powers or anything else that could possibly affect fracking in national parks'.
Voting record
Affiliations
- United Kingdom-United Arab Emirates All-Party Parliamentary Group, member
- All-Party Parliamentary Football Group - Chair[2]
Staff
- Andrea Fischetti | James Thomas - Overseas visit 14-18 February 2016 to Jerusalem and the West Bank with political delegation. Fateh UK funded subsistence, accommodation and travel. [3]
Contact
Constituency
- Address: First Floor, Barkers Pool House, Burgess Street, Sheffield, S1 2HF
- Telephone: 0114 275 7788
Parliamentary
- Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
- Telephone: 020 7219 5114
- Fax: 020 7219 2289
- Email: clive.betts.mp@parliament.uk
Web & Social media
- Website: http://www.clivebetts.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CliveBettsMP
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mr Clive Betts, UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Football APPG,www.parliament.uk, accessed 18 November 2015
- ↑ Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 19 April 2016
