Written question asked by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 14 October 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 October 2005 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

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Gas Storage (Preesall, Lancs)

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the occasions on which (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have communicated with Canatxx Gas Storage Ltd., Canatxx Energy Ventures Ltd. or a company associated with Canatxx with regard to their proposals for a new gas storage facility at Preesall, Lancashire (i) by letter, (ii) by e-mail, (iii) by telephone and (iv) in person; and what the content was in each case.

Answer

The Duchy office has had a wide variety of communications with Canatxx which has primarily been of an informative nature. It would not be appropriate to publish the content of these communications as this would be of a commercially confidential nature.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

18709; 437 c881W;437 c858W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Natural gas Lancashire Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Canatxx River Wyre