Gas Storage

Part of Energy and Climate Change – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 5 March 2009.

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Photo of Mike O'Brien Mike O'Brien Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change 10:30, 5 March 2009

These issues always need to be looked at in the round, to ensure that all the factors that need to be taken into account are taken into account. I am sure that that will happen as part of the process of assessing any application. It is always essential to ensure that communities are safe, but it is also important that as a country, for the protection of our energy security and our energy supply, we have sufficient gas storage. That is why the Government have made it one of their key priorities to bring on gas storage capacity in this country.