George Hollingbery
George Hollingbery is parliamentary private secretary to Theresa May, the UK Home Secretary. He is Conservative member of parliament for Meon Valley in Hampshire.
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In August 2013 Hollingbery became the first senior Tory to openly attack the process of fracking, just weeks after the Prime Minister David Cameron made a national plea for it to be supported.
Hollingbery has 'warned that gas fracking could be “disastrous” in his county because of the area’s fragile water supply'and that he 'will be “manning the barricades” if there is any danger posed to water supplies by shale gas exploration'.
The MP told The Telegraph newspaper: “There is lots to learn and I want to know more before I make any decision on this. I am very, very concerned about water quality in Hampshire and water quality generally. I’m raising concerns because there are concerns that need to be met – there’s no question about that. But I’m not an expert and I do want to know a great deal more before I plump either way…if there ever is any application in our area which of course isn’t certain.” [1]
10:00PM BST 26 Aug 2013
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- ↑ Peter Dominiczak and Lucy Fenn, Senior ministerial aide hits out at consequences of fracking, The Telegraph, 26 Aug 2013, 10:00PM BST, acc same day
