IT might interest your readers to know that North Yorkshire County Council appears remiss both in its transparency concerning alternative routes for fracking-related traffic to the Kirby Misperton site and its addressing the question of the safety of the public.

My communication to NYCC planning on September 29 requesting confirmation that the alternative route via Newsham Bridge near Great Habton used recently on the occasion of traffic disruption by protesters had been approved for safety by planners, has not elicited the courtesy of a response to date.

I have heard that other similar requests for reassurance have been ignored. And yet we are protected by gold standard regulations.

Is this the accountability and protection we are prepared to settle for from our elected representatives?

David Cragg-James, Stonegrave, York