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Natural Gas: Storage

Commons · Question 121285 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps are being taken to help increase gas storage capacity.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 23 Mar 2026

The UK benefits from diverse gas supply sources, including North Sea production, pipeline imports from Europe, three LNG terminals, and eight storage facilities. This limits our reliance on any one type of infrastructure - in winter 24/25, gas storage was...