Moved by
Baroness Worthington
113G: Before Clause 32, insert the following new Clause—
“Underground access: environmental protection
(1) All sites extracting petroleum under the provisions of section 32 must—
(a) carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment,
(b) ensure that independent inspections are carried out of the integrity of wells used,
(c) publicly disclose the chemicals used for the extraction process, and the proportions in which they are used on a well-by-well basis,
(d) consult with the relevant water company, and
(e) carry out monitoring over the previous 12 month period.
(2) The Secretary of State must by regulation specify what data shall be required under paragraph (e).
(3) Regulations under subsection (2) must specify as required data the levels of methane in the groundwater and ecological studies, that data shall include but is not limited to levels of methane in the groundwater and ecological studies.
(4) Regulations under subsection (2) must be made by statutory instrument and may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”