Keith Brown
Keith Brown is the Scottish National Party member of parliament for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane. [1] He was appointed Scottish energy secretary in May 2016 as part of the 'Economy, Jobs and Fair Work' ministerial portfolio. Before this Brown was infrastructure secretary.
Background
Fracking
Brown's parliamentary seat sits in the the prime shale zone north of the border, known as the Midland Valley of Scotland, identified by the British Geological Survey in 2014 as a “prospective for oil-mature” shale and “prospective for gas-mature” shale.
In May 2016 questions were raised over whether Brown's latest ministerial role presents a conflict of interest given that that his new responsibilities include 'energy and energy consent'.
Half his constituency lies inside a 330-square-kilometre zone named PEDL 133, an area licensed by the UK Government for hydrocarbon exploration (though not yet extraction) which includes Grangemouth.
Staff
- Claire McKay - Constituency Assistant to Keith Brown[2]
Affiliations
Resources
Contact
- Website:
Notes
- ↑ Keith Brown Biography, www.parliament.co.uk, accessed 2 June 2016
- ↑ Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 19 April 2016
