SIR – So, the Government is going to reward local councils for allowing fracking within their boundaries. How can this operation go ahead when we have no British company capable of performing this operation?

That’s right. We will give the job to a French company. But how can they do this when fracking is not allowed in France? Because it is all part of the French plan to gain more control of this country.

They already have a large interest in our utility companies and fracking will strengthen their position. This is what happens when you encourage foreign investment.

Keith Rayner, Laburnum Drive, Baildon