With concerns about fracking very much in the news this week, Bath MP Ben Howlett has been working to tackle the negative implications of the process and has been looking into the implications for the city.
Ben attended Parliamentary Committee meetings last week, made plans to meet with the Minister of State for Energy this month to specifically ask about the future of Bath in regards to fracking, and this yesterday raised the issue in the House this morning where he asked:
“Last week the Delegated Legislation Committee on fracking was voted through, and whilst protections have been looked at for UNESCO world heritage sites, such as my own constituency of Bath, the spa water that feeds into these spas sits outside of that protected zone and my constituents are genuinely concerned about that.
“Does he agree that a debate is desperately needed on this particular issue?”
Ben said of the matter: “I was not altogether happy with the response I received, or the information I have to date about how Bath’s unique waters will be protected and I am therefore going to push for a Debate on the matter to ensure that Bath’s thermal waters are fully protected for future generations.”
