The Government has two consultations open until October 25, 2018, which aim to speed up permissions for onshore shale gas operations. The effect of what is proposed is to undermine local democracy and accountability and speed through, without proper scrutiny, applications for operations including fracking which is of significant public concern. Please respond to the consultations before the deadline.

What can you do?

1. Reply to the consultations by October 25, 2018
2. Copy your response to your MP and local councillor and ask them to object too

To help constituents and residents across the country respond to the consultations, the senior Green Party politician has produced a set of briefings which can be downloaded below.

The briefings

Say no to fast-tracking fracking [for South East consituents]

Say no to fast-tracking fracking [for residents in rest of England]

How to email your representatives

You can email your MP through the writetothem.com platform. All you need to know is your postcode.

You can also write to your local councillor with a copy of your response and ask them to propose a motion at the next council meeting for your local authority to object to these proposals on the grounds that they reduce democracy and local engagement and accountability.

You can also find out who your local councillors are on the writetothem.com platform.