Question reference: S4W-28987
- Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 15 December 2015
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 January 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what representations since January 2014 it has received from the energy industry regarding fracking in (a) Falkirk, (b) North Lanarkshire and (c) South Lanarkshire.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to engaging regularly with our stakeholders. This engagement has helped the Scottish Government to prepare for a robust and thorough research programme and consultation on unconventional oil and gas. Details of this work are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 57240) and at:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/onshoreoilandgas