Question follow-through · 92604

Fracking: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his department has undertaken about the potential effects of fracking on house prices and home insurance costs across the North of England and the United Kingdom.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
28 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his department has undertaken about the potential effects of fracking on house prices and home insurance costs across the North of England and the United Kingdom.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    There has been no hydraulic fracturing for shale gas extraction (“fracking”) since the effective moratorium was put in place in England in 2019. Similar restrictions are in place across other parts of the UK. Prior to the moratorium, only three wells have...

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