David Nuttall

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David Nuttall

David Nuttall has been the Conservative Party MP for Bury North since 2010.[1] Nuttall retained his seat with a majority of 378 in the 2015 general election. [2]

Nutall has been vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas since 2015.

Stance on fracking

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Nuttall's constituency includes two oil and gas licence blocks, both awarded to companies by the Oil and Gas Authority under the 14th licensing round in 2015 to Hutton Energy. There are plans for two wells and 2D and 3D seismic surveying, but no active applications are currently underway. [3]

Voting record

Nuttall has generally voted against increased regulation on fracking. [4]

  • 26 January 2015: voted against making fracking companies apply for an environmental permit before conducting exploratory drilling. He voted against an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill to include an 18 month moratorium on fracking.
  • 11 February 2015: voted in favour of requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
  • 16 December 2015: voted in favour of weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Mr David Nuttall MP, wwww.parliament.uk, accessed 28 September 2014.
  2. David Nuttall Express, accessed 18 May 2015
  3. Oil and gas: licensing rounds, GOV.uk, accessed 14 November 2016.
  4. TheyWorkForYou | David Nuttall , TheyWorkForYou, accessed 19 December 2016.