Petition · past parliament

parliament to issue licences for the extraction of gas by fracking

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

licences for fracking for domestic use only
also place a price cap on this gas

Why it was rejected

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

We understand you want fracking licenses to be issued, however it's not clear which projects you want such licenses to be granted to. In any case, we can't accept petitions which call for action in respect of individual businesses, including petitions calling for specified operators of energy generating facilities be granted a fracking license.

You might like to sign these petitions which call for related actions:

'End the ban on fracking': End the ban on fracking

'Commit to UK natural gas and increase investment': Commit to UK natural gas and increase investment

Timeline

8 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Mar 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Mar 2022

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