Question reference: S5W-03788
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 October 2016 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 7 November 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last consulted its Chief Scientific Adviser on fracking and for what reason.
Answer
Scottish Government officials have met with the Chief Scientific Advisor and Chief Scientific Advisor for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment a number of times to provide a summary of the unconventional oil and gas work underway. The Scottish Government values the contribution of the scientific advisors, and our evidence-led approach to unconventional oil and gas underlines the value the Scottish Government places on robust science.