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Debate between Greg Hands and Esther McVey
Tuesday 11th January 2022

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey (Tatton) (Con)
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T4. Storengy is a company in my constituency that provides gas storage. It tells me that levels of storage in this country have been decreasing. Can the Minister tell me how many days’ worth of gas storage there is now on a cold day, as defined by the National Grid, and whether he thinks that is sufficient?

Greg Hands Portrait The Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change (Greg Hands)
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I am happy to meet my right hon. Friend and potentially the company, but let us be absolutely clear: the issue with gas is not supply or storage, but price. Storing more expensive gas would not lower the cost of gas. We have excellent security of supply in this country—50% from our continental shelf and 30% from Norway. The issue is very much price, not storage.