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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Voting record
Spencer has a generally voted against increased regulations on fracking . [4]
- 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
- Benjamin Bradley - Councillor, Ashfield District Council [5]
- David Sforza [5]
Select Committees and APPGs
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Nov 2013 - Mar 2015
- Backbench Business Committee Nov 2013 - Dec 2013
- Environmental Audit Committee Jul 2010 - Mar 2015
- All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas member from May 2015 onwards
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture - Chair [6]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink Manufacturing - Treasurer[7]
Notes
- ↑ Mark Spencer MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 29 May 2015
- ↑ Sherwood parliamentary constituency BBC News, 8 May 2015, accessed 29 May 2015
- ↑ Guido Fawkes PPS reshuffle in full, 29 May 2015, accessed 1 June 2015.
- ↑ TheyWorkForYou | Mark Spencer, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 29 December 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 25 April 2016
- ↑ Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG,www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 November 2015
- ↑ Food and Drink APPG,www.parliament.uk, accessed 18 November 2015
