The
announcement
was
made
by
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer
George
Osborne
as
the
Conservative
and
Liberal
Democrat
coalition
government
also
unveiled
a
new
strategic
plan
to
underpin
natural
gas
development
and
its
use
in
power
generation.
Osborne
told
parliament:
“We
don’t
want
British
families
and
businesses
to
be
left
behind
as
gas
prices
tumble
on
the
other
side
of
the
Atlantic.”
He
said
the
gas
strategy
would
ensure
the
UK
made
“the
best
use
of
lower
cost
gas
power,
including
new
sources
of
gas
under
the
land”.
The
newly
created
Office
for
Unconventional
Gas…
