The goal of the inquiry was to gain insight into decision-making regarding natural gas extraction, earthquakes, damage handling and reinforcement of buildings.
In 1986, the first earthquake induced by a natural gas field (specifically Eleveld [nl]) occurred in the north of the Netherlands.
Frank Wassenberg (PvdD) and Carla Dik-Faber (CU) also introduced a motion for an inquiry, but this attempt failed as well.
[4] At the end of January 2019, voting would take place on a motion by Tom van der Lee (GL) en Henk Nijboer (PvdA), which again requested parliamentary inquiry.
This was postponed on the request of coalition partners VVD, CDA, D66 and CU, who first wanted to discuss this within their parliamentary group.