A proposed amendment tabled to the Infrastructure Bill by the Labour Party that would ban Sacking near aquifers has been described as 'basic common sense' by environmental campaigners. The amendment, by Labour MP Tom Greatrex, calls for a new clause to be inserted in the Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament. The proposed clause states: "The carrying out of hydraulic fracturing in connection with the exploitation of unconventional petroleum in relevant land shall be prohibited. In subsection (5A)- "relevant land" means land which is located within the boundary of a ground-water source protection zone as specified by the Environment Agency from time to time."
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