Difference between revisions of "Andrew Tyrie"
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He has been the Chair of the influential [[Treasury Select Committee]] since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-andrew-tyrie/112 Mr Andrew Tyrie], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> | He has been the Chair of the influential [[Treasury Select Committee]] since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-andrew-tyrie/112 Mr Andrew Tyrie], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> | ||
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Tyrie has expressed strong support for fracking yet is preparing to oppose it in his own constituency in what could be a test case for shale exploration in national parks reports ''The Times'' newspaper. | Tyrie has expressed strong support for fracking yet is preparing to oppose it in his own constituency in what could be a test case for shale exploration in national parks reports ''The Times'' newspaper. | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 5 December 2013
Andrew Tyrie is the Conservative MP for Chichester.
He has been the Chair of the influential Treasury Select Committee since 2010.[1]
Supports fracking in the UK - just not in his own constiutency
Tyrie has expressed strong support for fracking yet is preparing to oppose it in his own constituency in what could be a test case for shale exploration in national parks reports The Times newspaper.
- Tyrie has told constituents he is “very unlikely” to support an application by Celtique Energy to drill an exploratory well in Fernhurst, West Sussex [2] (near the South Downs National Park).
Notes
- ↑ Mr Andrew Tyrie, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Ben Webster, Not in my backyard, says MP who has supported fracking, The Times, 29 November 2013, acc 5 December 2013
