Andrea Leadsom

We need to get on with it, we need to seize the opportunity, it's about giving certainty to businesses, it's about saying to the world 'we're open for business'. Let's start getting some free trade agreements started as soon as we can. We need to get on with it, we need to get a grip and make progress.

We've always been clear that we will follow the science, we cannot be certain that shale gas can be extracted safely, and therefore we must impose this moratorium until the science changes.