Fracking could be allowed under homes in Britain without owners' knowledge
/The government said it would be too burdensome for gas companies to tell everybody within a wide radius of drilling that it might take place under their homes.
It would mean a "disproportionately large number of individuals and businesses" would have to be personally informed, Boles told MPs in a written statement.
"People should be notified personally if firms want to drill or frack for oil and gas under their homes. Removing that right is a further blow to local communities who are rightly concerned about the impacts of fracking. Ministers should be strengthening rules to protect local people, not weakening them in yet another sop to an industry that wants to keep us hooked on dirty fossil fuels."
