Conservative MP for Grantham and Stamford, Gareth Davies voted against a Labour motion and against a Conservative election commitment to halt Fracking.
This is despite being in a county with geology that will attract Fracking licence applications, and, with Grantham on the doorstep of Melton Mowbray, and Vale of Belvoir, where the Conservative Council and Land owner have historically backed granting Fracking licenses putting our local environment at risk.
Cllr Charmaine Morgan (Grantham Independent) said: “It is clear our MP puts his party before the wellbeing of our community and our environment.
“It is farcical for some to argue local councils will have a say in the matter too. In truth mineral extraction falls under Lincolnshire County Council. As a former County Cllr for Grantham South I researched and opposed Fracking in and called for our District and County Councils to also have a say in license applications near our county.
“There are potentially far reaching consequences of fracking in this area which, within recent memory, experienced an earthquake of 5.3 on the richer scale.
“A further key issue was that along with granting Fracking licenses the Government removed many of the material planning considerations local authorities might consider from the Fracking planning process and as a result centralised nearly all decision making.
“The former pro-Fracking Conservative government thereby rigged the process to reduce the power of local authorities who may be more easily swayed by local concerns.
“Though, as has been proven time and again, a Conservative Government has little to fear from Conservative MPs or cllrs in our area – even when breaking manifesto commitments and betraying those who put so much faith in them.”
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