Sir Richard Storey and Baroness McIntosh of Pickering at County Hall, Northallerton on 20 May 2016. Both are opponents of the Third Energy shale gas extraction (fracking) planning application. Both spoke against the application at the meeting on 20 May 2016. Baroness McIntosh spoke about the industrialisation of the Ryedale countryside and destruction of the Ryedale tourist industry if the application is approved.