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{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}‬ Spencer's constituency includes eight oil and gas licence blocks, awarded by the [[Oil and Gas Authority]] under the 14th licensing round in 2015. Six shale licences were awarded to [[INEOS]], one conventional licence went to [[Blackland Park]], and one abandoned mine methane vent licence went to [[Alkane Energy]]. There are plans for four shale wells, three hrz frac well and 2D and 3D seismic surveying; no applications are currently underway. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds Oil and gas: licensing rounds], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 14 November 2016. </ref>
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Spencer is a member of the [[All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas]]
  
 
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Revision as of 14:18, 29 December 2016

Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer has been the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Sherwood since May 2010. [1] In the 2015 general election Spencer retained his seat with a majority of 4,647. [2]

Since May 2015, Spencer has been the parliamentary private secretary to the secretary of state for DEFRA Liz Truss.[3]

Stance on fracking

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‬ Spencer's constituency includes eight oil and gas licence blocks, awarded by the Oil and Gas Authority under the 14th licensing round in 2015. Six shale licences were awarded to INEOS, one conventional licence went to Blackland Park, and one abandoned mine methane vent licence went to Alkane Energy. There are plans for four shale wells, three hrz frac well and 2D and 3D seismic surveying; no applications are currently underway. [4]

Spencer is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas

Voting record

Spencer has a 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: voted in favour of weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.

Staff

Select Committees and APPGs

Notes

  1. Mark Spencer MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 29 May 2015
  2. Sherwood parliamentary constituency BBC News, 8 May 2015, accessed 29 May 2015
  3. Guido Fawkes PPS reshuffle in full, 29 May 2015, accessed 1 June 2015.
  4. Oil and gas: licensing rounds, GOV.uk, accessed 14 November 2016.
  5. TheyWorkForYou | Mark Spencer, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 29 December 2016.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 25 April 2016
  7. Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG,www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 November 2015
  8. Food and Drink APPG,www.parliament.uk, accessed 18 November 2015