MEET THE FRACKERS – PRO-FRACKING MEPs
On November 21, 2012, our MEPs voted on two shale gas reports in the European Parliament. One of these reports included an amendment calling on Member States to enact a moratorium on unconventional fossil fuel development (commonly referred to as 'fracking'). (This amendment was watered down from a ban in order to get as much cross-party support as possible). The amendment required 327 votes to pass, but only 262 MEPs backed it (38% of all MEPs). Below is a list of the UK MEPs, grouped according to their constituency, who voted against the moratorium. This list comes from the www.votewatch.eu website. Some MEPs made a contribution to a debate the day before the vote, links are provided under the MEP's name in this case. If you are opposed to fracking, you may want to think twice before giving your vote to a candidate that does not have your best interests at heart. The full voting record can be viewed on the www.votewatch.eu website.
Constituency
Scotland
Ian Hudghton (SNP / Greens/EFA)
George Lyon (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Alyn Smith (SNP / Greens/EFA)
Struan Stevenson (Con / ECR)
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wln5T1Yqxo4
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
North West
Sir Robert Atkins (Con / ECR)
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViQj0GPtmPI
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
Jacqueline Foster (Con / ECR)
Saijid Karim (Con / ECR)
Paul Nuttall (UKIP / EFD)
Video:
http://www.ukipmeps.org/articles_490_We-have-the-largest-shale-gas-reserves-in-
Europe---Paul-Nuttall.html
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
North East
Martin Callanan (Con / ECR)
Fiona Hall (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sTvVAypwvI
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
Yorkshire & The Humber
Andrew Brons (BDP / NI)
Timothy Kirkhope (Con / ECR)
Edward McMillan-Scott (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Rebecca Taylor (Lib Dem / ALDE)
West Midlands
Philip Bradbourn (Con / ECR)
Malcolm Harbour (Con / ECR)
Anthea McIntyre (Con / ECR)
Mike Nattrass (UKIP / EFD)
Nikki Sinclaire (WDR / NI)
East Midlands
Derek Roland Clark (UKIP / EFD)
Roger Helmer (UKIP / EFD)
Emma McClarkin (Con / ECR)
South-West
Giles Chichester (Con / ECR)
Trevor Colman (UKIP / NI)
Ashley Fox (Con / ECR)
Julie Girling (Con / ECR)
South-East
Marta Andreasen (UKIP / EFD, Con / ECR since Feb. 2013)
Richard Ashworth (Con / ECR)
Sharon Bowles (Lib Dem / ALDE)
James Elles (Con / ECR)
Nigel Farage (UKIP / ECR)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K25zI65Fgko Transcript: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&secondRef=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
Peter Skinner (Labour / S&D)
London
Gerard Batten (UKIP / EFD)
Syed Kamall (Con / ECR)
Sarah Ludford (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Marina Yannakoudakis (Con / ECR)
East
John Stuart Agnew (Con / ECR)
David Campbell Bannerman (Con / ECR)
Andrew Duff (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Vicky Ford (Con / ECR)
Robert Sturdy (Con / ECR)
Geoffrey Van Orden (Con / ECR)
Wales
John Bufton (UKIP / EFD)
Kay Swinburne (Con / ECR)
Derek Vaughan (Labour / S&D)
Northern Ireland
Diane Dodds (DUP / NI)
James Nicholson (UUP / ECR)
Key
ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists
EFD: Europe of Freedom and Democracy ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe S&D: Socialists and Democrats NI: Non-attached Con: Conservative WDR: We Demand A Referendum DUP: Democratic Unionist Party
On November 21, 2012, our MEPs voted on two shale gas reports in the European Parliament. One of these reports included an amendment calling on Member States to enact a moratorium on unconventional fossil fuel development (commonly referred to as 'fracking'). (This amendment was watered down from a ban in order to get as much cross-party support as possible). The amendment required 327 votes to pass, but only 262 MEPs backed it (38% of all MEPs). Below is a list of the UK MEPs, grouped according to their constituency, who voted against the moratorium. This list comes from the www.votewatch.eu website. Some MEPs made a contribution to a debate the day before the vote, links are provided under the MEP's name in this case. If you are opposed to fracking, you may want to think twice before giving your vote to a candidate that does not have your best interests at heart. The full voting record can be viewed on the www.votewatch.eu website.
Constituency
Scotland
Ian Hudghton (SNP / Greens/EFA)
George Lyon (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Alyn Smith (SNP / Greens/EFA)
Struan Stevenson (Con / ECR)
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wln5T1Yqxo4
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
North West
Sir Robert Atkins (Con / ECR)
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViQj0GPtmPI
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
Jacqueline Foster (Con / ECR)
Saijid Karim (Con / ECR)
Paul Nuttall (UKIP / EFD)
Video:
http://www.ukipmeps.org/articles_490_We-have-the-largest-shale-gas-reserves-in-
Europe---Paul-Nuttall.html
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
North East
Martin Callanan (Con / ECR)
Fiona Hall (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sTvVAypwvI
Transcript:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&second
Ref=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
Yorkshire & The Humber
Andrew Brons (BDP / NI)
Timothy Kirkhope (Con / ECR)
Edward McMillan-Scott (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Rebecca Taylor (Lib Dem / ALDE)
West Midlands
Philip Bradbourn (Con / ECR)
Malcolm Harbour (Con / ECR)
Anthea McIntyre (Con / ECR)
Mike Nattrass (UKIP / EFD)
Nikki Sinclaire (WDR / NI)
East Midlands
Derek Roland Clark (UKIP / EFD)
Roger Helmer (UKIP / EFD)
Emma McClarkin (Con / ECR)
South-West
Giles Chichester (Con / ECR)
Trevor Colman (UKIP / NI)
Ashley Fox (Con / ECR)
Julie Girling (Con / ECR)
South-East
Marta Andreasen (UKIP / EFD, Con / ECR since Feb. 2013)
Richard Ashworth (Con / ECR)
Sharon Bowles (Lib Dem / ALDE)
James Elles (Con / ECR)
Nigel Farage (UKIP / ECR)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K25zI65Fgko Transcript: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?&reference=20121120&secondRef=ITEM-011&language=EN&ring=A7-2012-0283
Peter Skinner (Labour / S&D)
London
Gerard Batten (UKIP / EFD)
Syed Kamall (Con / ECR)
Sarah Ludford (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Marina Yannakoudakis (Con / ECR)
East
John Stuart Agnew (Con / ECR)
David Campbell Bannerman (Con / ECR)
Andrew Duff (Lib Dem / ALDE)
Vicky Ford (Con / ECR)
Robert Sturdy (Con / ECR)
Geoffrey Van Orden (Con / ECR)
Wales
John Bufton (UKIP / EFD)
Kay Swinburne (Con / ECR)
Derek Vaughan (Labour / S&D)
Northern Ireland
Diane Dodds (DUP / NI)
James Nicholson (UUP / ECR)
Key
ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists
EFD: Europe of Freedom and Democracy ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe S&D: Socialists and Democrats NI: Non-attached Con: Conservative WDR: We Demand A Referendum DUP: Democratic Unionist Party