§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the letter of 24th May, on possible contaminated land in Portsmouth, what requests he has received for details of such land from Portsmouth city council in the last five years. [177139]
§ Mr. CaplinThe Ministry of Defence holds records of four requests during the last five years, from Portsmouth city council, for details on potential contaminated land. These requests were associated with environmental issues and proposed development on defence property in the City of Portsmouth.
The four sites are: HM Naval Base, HMS Excellent, Fort Southwick and Horsea Island. Primarily these questions relate to development and are associated with the Department's Planning Consultation process. In regard to Horsea Island, there have been long-term discussions with the Environment Agency on the remediation of the lagoon.