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The Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing has announced a moratorium on fracking north of the border. It comes after a move for a UK wide freeze on fracking consents was heavily defeated at Westminster earlier in the week. Mr Ewing said that there would have to be an assessment of environmental regulation, the possible impact of fracking on public health and a full public consultation on 'unconventional oil and gas extraction' before the Scottish government would go ahead with any new licences.