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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of (a) the implications of geological faults on phase two of the High Speed 2 route from Birmingham to Manchester and (b) the potential effect of high speed trains on underground gas storage facilities.
[148995]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of (a) the implications of geological faults on phase two of the High Speed 2 route from Birmingham to Manchester and (b) the potential effect of high speed trains on underground gas storage facilities.
[148995]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Phase Two of HS2 is at a very early stage of design and is an initial preference for the route. At this stage of the process, preliminary geotechnical desk based evaluation has been undertaken but no detailed surveys have taken place. Further work on this will be carried out in developing the design following consultation.
With regard to underground gas storage facilities, HS2 Ltd are aware of existing and new infrastructure constraints where the information has been publically available. They are in contact with the relevant local authorities on the initial preferred route to understand the impacts of the proposed line in those areas. Further work on this will obviously continue as the design is developed following consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will update the regulatory framework for underground salt cavern gas storage facilities to account for the potential risks posed by such storage facilities being in proximity to operating mines.
[149001]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will update the regulatory framework for underground salt cavern gas storage facilities to account for the potential risks posed by such storage facilities being in proximity to operating mines.
[149001]
Planning controls and safe construction and operation of salt cavern gas storage facilities are covered by the Seveso II Directive. Planning aspects of the directive are implemented through planning legislation, which deals with the siting of such facilities. The safety aspects of the directive are implemented through the Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations 1999 (as amended) administered by the HSE. The Seveso II Directive will be superceded by a new Seveso III Directive which will be implemented in the UK in 2015 through updated planning and health and safety legislation. There will be full consultation on the new legislation which is currently under development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will require underground gas storage operators to demonstrate their ability to meet their financial responsibilities in the event of being found liable for an underground gas storage failure.
[149002]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will require underground gas storage operators to demonstrate their ability to meet their financial responsibilities in the event of being found liable for an underground gas storage failure.
[149002]
There are no such plans, though we would expect gas storage operators to have in place public liability insurance to cover any potential liabilities as a matter of good business practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will impose financial responsibility requirements on natural gas storage operators to ensure that costs of cavern failure, gas leakage and any resultant harm to persons and property are allocated to operators.
[149003]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will impose financial responsibility requirements on natural gas storage operators to ensure that costs of cavern failure, gas leakage and any resultant harm to persons and property are allocated to operators.
[149003]
Storage operations are subject to a robust regulatory regime that is designed to ensure that they are carried out to the highest standards. The Government has no plans to change the current law on liability in this area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether data relating to (a) geological formations and (b) testing prior to undergroud gas storage operations are considered to be matters of national security which would be redacted from safety reports.
[149070]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether data relating to (a) geological formations and (b) testing prior to undergroud gas storage operations are considered to be matters of national security which would be redacted from safety reports.
[149070]
The Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure determines whether or not such issues are considered to be matters of national security, on a case by case basis.