Nigel Mills
Nigel Mills has been the Conservative Party MP for Amber Valley since 2010.[1] In the 2015 general election Mills retained his seat with a majority of 4,205. [2]
Stance on fracking
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Mills has served as chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas since May 2015.
His constituency includes one oil and gas licence blocks, awarded to INEOS by the Oil and Gas Authority under the 14th licensing round in 2015. There are plans for one shale well and 2D and 3D seismic surveying, but no active applications are currently underway. [3] In August 2015, INEOS announced plans to start test-drilling in this block in 2016 or 2017, with the possibility of 'early stages of producing commercial gas by the end of the decade'. [4] in May 2016, INEOS held a an invitation only to town and parish council representitives for Amber Valley and Derbyshire. [5]
Voting record
Mills has voted a mixture of for and against increased regulation on fracking. [6]
- 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
- Chair since 2015 of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas, set up 2013
- Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink Manufacturing[7]
- Vice-chair of the Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy [8]
Notes
- ↑ Nigel Mills, UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Nigel Mills Express, accessed 18 May 2015
- ↑ Oil and gas: licensing rounds, GOV.uk, accessed 14 November 2016.
- ↑ Fracking tests could happen in Derbyshire in 2016, Derby Telegraph, 19 August 2015, accessed 16 December 2016.
- ↑ Clare Washbrook, Amber Valley protests fracking, Nailed, 10 May 2016, accessed 16 December 2016.
- ↑ TheyWorkForYou | Nigel Mills, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 16 December 2016.
- ↑ Food and Drink APPG,www.parliament.uk, accessed 18 November 2015
- ↑ Business, Finance and Accountancy APPG Register Feb 16, www.parliament.uk, accessed 19 February 2016
