Christopher Pincher

Chris Pincher has been the Conservative Party MP for Tamworth since 2010. In the 2015 general election, Pincher was re-elected with a majority of 11,302.

Pro-fracking views

During the second day of House of Commons debate on the 2015 Queen’s Speech Pincher reiterated his support for the development of shale gas in the UK,

I hope that the Energy Bill will focus on increasing the exploitation of our shale gas reserves, which can not only provide the Treasury with a welcome income stream and provide many thousands of new jobs, but help our energy security. I trust also that the Bill will look at increasing and enhancing gas storage facilities around our country so that we are not just a few hours away from running out of gas, as we have been in some winters.

Affiliations

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• All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas, set up 2013
• European Azerbaijan Society