A question on #CarbonCaptureAndStorage #EnvironmentProtectionAndSafety tabled by James McMurdock on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Sarah Jones.

Heading: Carbon Capture and Storage: Environment Protection and Safety
Question ID: 1804314
UIN: 53449
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 5361
Asking Member display name: James McMurdock
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Asking Member Twitter reference: James McMurdock
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the long-term (a) safety and (b) environmental impact of carbon capture facilities.
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Date answered: 2025-05-28
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Answering Member ID: 4631
Answering Member display name: Sarah Jones
Answering Member handle: LabourSJ
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LabourSJ
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Answer text: Carbon capture and the transport and storage of CO2 are safe technologies underpinned by strong regulatory frameworks to mitigate potential risks associated with those activities. There are several regulators in the UK in place to protect human health and...
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Answering body ID: 215
Answering body name: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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