Petition · past parliament

Support fracking - start testing drilling now

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Test drilling sites
1 Chipping Norton
2 Tatton
3 Balmoral
Fracking has a very slim chance of providing you with lower utility bills - will certainly damage the areas that are drilled forever and poison water supplies

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

13 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.