Coal Gasification

(asked on 27th January 2015) - View Source

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an estimate of potential tax revenues from the development and operation of the deep offshore underground coal gasification projects from licences issued by the Coal Authority in each region and constituent part of the UK.


Answered by
Matt Hancock Portrait
Matt Hancock
This question was answered on 2nd February 2015

Underground Coal Gasification is an emerging technology and there are currently no commercial projects. As such no estimate has been made of potential tax revenues.

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