Andrew Tyrie
Andrew Tyrie has been the UK Conservative Party MP for Chichester since 1997.
In the 2015 general election, Tyrie was re-elected as an MP, with a majority of 24,413. [1]
Tyrie was chair of the influential House of Commons Treasury Select Committee from 2010 - 2015.
He has been chair of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) since 2012.[2]
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Supports fracking in the UK - just not in his own constiutency
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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 told constituents he is “very unlikely” to support an application by Celtique Energy to drill an exploratory well in Fernhurst, West Sussex [3] (near the South Downs National Park).
Tyrie's constituency includes three oil and gas licence blocks, all awarded to IGas by the Oil and Gas Authority under the 14th licensing round in 2015. All three are conventional licenses: there are plans to conduct 2D seismic surveying, but no applications are currently underway. [4]
Voting record
Tyrie has generally voted against increased regulations on fracking . [5]
- 26 January 2015: voted against making fracking companies apply for an environmental permit before conducting exploratory drilling. He also voted against an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill to include an 18 month moratorium on fracking.
- 11 February 2015: voted in favour for requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
- 16 December 2015: absent for a vote on weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.
Affiliations
Select committee and APPGs
- House of Commons Treasury Select Committee
- Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy
- All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Governance Group
Think tanks
Notes
- ↑ Andrew Tyrie Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Oil and gas: licensing rounds, GOV.uk, accessed 14 November 2016.
- ↑ TheyWorkForYou | Andrew Tyrie, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 3 January 2017.
