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title: First vote on fracking in the UK – the day after
date: 2015-01-27T18:25:59Z
modified: 2023-09-12T14:55:42Z
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  - Europe
  - KIITG
author: Nicolò Wojewoda
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Yesterday, UK MPs voted for the first time on fracking, as part of the so-called Infrastructure Bill. It looks like [the government is conceding](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/11370239/Fracking-to-be-banned-in-national-parks-Government-concedes.html) and is adopting the opposition’s (Labour Party) amendment, which would **still allow fracking to take place, but under certain safeguards** (e.g. no national parks, no over aquifers). The amendment for a moratorium on fracking was voted down. An amendment to [consult the independent Committee on Climate Change “from time to time”](https://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/26/uk-government-pledges-to-consult-scientists-on-fracking/) in order to check the compatibility of fracking with climate goals was passed.

The Bill now goes for a reading in the House of Lords, where insiders believe some of those proposed safeguards might be taken out.

Even with the proposed safeguards, [fracking could still be allowed in the county of Lancashire](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/fracking-lancashire-county-council-poised-to-approve-two-controversial-shale-gas-sites-despite-objections-10000842.html), where an application by fracking company Cuadrilla could be the first one to be green-lighted in the country.

**For more, check out [latest updates and ways to get involved](https://www.foe.co.uk/news/public-pressure-stops-fracking-large-areas-country-mps-reject-moratorium) through our partners at Friends of the Earth EWNI.**

The fight goes on.