Natural Gas: Storage
Commons · Question 10567 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Chris Ward
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department issues guidance on handling hazardous materials when developing former gasworks sites.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 28 Oct 2024
The handling of hazardous materials is strictly regulated to prevent and limit the consequences of major accidents and to ensure that communities and the environment are protected. Hazardous substances consent is required for the presence of hazardous sub...