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Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets

Inquiry by the Energy and Climate Change Committee, 27 July 2012 to 26 April 2013. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 27 November 2012: Mr Nigel Smith, Seismic/Basin Analyst, British Geological Survey, Professor Richard Davies, representative from The Geological Society, Professor Mike Bradshaw, Professor of Human Geography, UK Energy Research Centre, Simon Moore, Research Fellow, Environment and Energy Unit, Policy Exchange, Dr Thierry Bros, Senior Analyst, European Gas and LNG, Société Générale and Professor Paul Stevens, Senior Fellow, Chatham House
  • 11 December 2012: Francis Egan, Chief Executive Officer, Cuadrilla Resources Ltd, Corin Taylor, Senior Economic Advisor, Institute of Directors, Graham Tiley, General Manager (Ukraine), Shell International Ltd, Professor Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director, UK Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, Jenny Banks, Energy and Climate Change Policy Officer, WWF UK and Tony Bosworth, Climate and Energy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
  • 16 January 2013: Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF Energy, Tom Crotty, Chief Executive Officer, INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe, Martin Pibworth, Deputy Managing Director for Energy Portfolio Management, SSE, Peter Parsons, Forecasting Manager, National Grid, John Hayes MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Simon Toole, Director of Oil and Gas Licensing, Exploration and Development, Department of Energy and Climate Change, DECC, and Chris Barton, Head of International Energy Security