Nigel Adams

From Powerbase
Revision as of 13:46, 14 November 2016 by Riccardo Boscherini (talk | contribs) (Stance on fracking)
Jump to: navigation, search
Nigel Adams

Nigel Adams is the UK Conservative Party MP for Selby and Ainsty. In August 2010 he was appointed as parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to the leader of the House of Lords and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lord Strathclyde.[1]

Stance on fracking

Adams has an inconsistent voting record on fracking.

  • In January 26 2015, he voted for 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.
  • In February 11 2015, he voted in favour of requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
  • In December 16 2015, he voted in favour of greater regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.

Adams's constituency was awarded 7 oil and gas licence blocks by the Oil and Gas Authority under the 14th licensing round in 2015. [2]

MP's Register of interests

Overseas visits

Name of donor: Eggborough Power Limited

Address of donor: Eggborough Power Station, Eggborough, Selby, North Yorkshire DN140BS Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and accommodation with a value of approximately £5,460.37 Destination of visit: Florida, USA Date of visit: 27-31 October 2013 Purpose of visit: to attend the third United States Industrial Pellet Association Conference and deliver keynote speech in my capacity as Chairman of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Biomass.]] (Registered 12 November 2013)

Secretaries and research assistants

Affiliations

Notes

  1. About Nigel, Nigel Adams MP, accessed 3 February 2012.
  2. Oil and gas: licensing rounds, GOV.uk, accessed 14 November 2016.
  3. Register of Interests of Members' Secretaries and Research Assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 18 April 2016
  4. Martin Bright, Friends groups head to Israel, Jewish Chronicle, 20 September 2012, accessed 15 October 2012