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Coal Fired Power Stations

Volume 472: debated on Thursday 6 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) what representations he has received from environmental non-governmental organisations on investigations to determine the nature and extent of existing land or waterway contamination prior to the (a) construction and (b) operational phases of the proposed coal power station development at Kingsnorth in Medway; (189631)

(2) what representations he has received from industry groups on loading and unloading facilities for construction vehicles during the construction phase of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent;

(3) what representations he has received from local (a) stakeholders and (b) residents on schemes for the transportation of construction staff to and from the site during the construction phase of the proposed new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent;

(4) what representations he has received from industry groups on the creation of an environmental mitigation area during the (a) construction and (b) operational phases of the proposed new coal power station development at Kingsnorth in Medway;

(5) what representations he has received from environmental non-governmental organisations on loading and unloading facilities for construction vehicles during the construction phase of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent;

(6) what representations he has received from environmental non-governmental organisations on site access during the construction phase of the proposed new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(7) what representations he has received from trades unions on turning facilities for large vehicles and the effect these facilities will have on local transport during the construction phase of any new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(8) what representations he has received from (a) industry groups and (b) environmental non-governmental organisations on schemes for the implementation of an on-site programme of archaeological work in accordance with recommended mitigation measures and strategies during the construction and operational phases of the proposed coal power station development at Kingsnorth;

(9) what representations he has received from (a) local stakeholders and (b) environmental non-governmental organisations on the financial contribution of £140,500 from E.On for safety improvements on Roper’s Lane and Stoke Road in relation to the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Medway;

(10) what representations he has received from industry groups on identifying measures for the reduction of motor vehicle traffic generation during the construction phase of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(11) what representations he has received from trades unions on vehicular circulation roads during the construction phase of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(12) what representations he has received from local (a) stakeholders and (b) residents on the provision of hard standings during the construction phase of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(13) what representations he has received from archaeological non-governmental organisations on schemes for the implementation of an on-site programme of archaeological work in accordance with the recommended mitigation measures and strategies during the (a) construction and (b) operational phases of (i) the proposed coal-fired power station development at Kingsnorth and (ii) other new coal-fired power station development in the UK;

(14) what representations he has received from non-governmental environmental organisations on the effective transmission range of heat captured through combined heat and power technology at the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(15) what representations he has had from the shipping and ports industries on the effect of coal shipments to the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth on ship freight traffic to the container depot at Thamesport;

(16) what representations he has had from natural gas distribution companies on the effects on foreign natural gas imports of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(17) what representations he has received from environmental non-governmental organisations on the effects of groundwater contamination from the fuel oil supply for the two 50MW gas turbines at the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent;

(18) what representations he has received from environmental non-governmental organisations on provision for on-site overspill parking during the construction phase of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent;

(19) what representations he has had from local stakeholders and residents on provision for overspill parking on site during the construction phase of any potential new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(20) what representations he has had from local stakeholders and residents on the layout and size of the parking area of any new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(21) what representations he has had from environmental non-governmental organisations on vehicular circulation roads during the construction phase of any new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(22) what representations he has received from trades unions on identifying measures for the minimisation of motor vehicle traffic generation during the construction phase of any new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(23) what representations he has received from industries associated with pulverised fuel ash on the production of fuel ash resulting from the proposed new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(24) what representations he has had from industry groups on the build-up of ammonium sulphates and bisulphates in the selective catalytic reduction process at the proposed new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(25) what representations he has received from industry groups on provision for overspill parking during the construction phase of the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(26) what representations he has received from industry groups on the (a) use and (b) merits of combined heat and power technology at the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth;

(27) what representations he has received from environmental non-governmental organisations on the risks of ammonia slippage from the selective catalytic reduction process at the proposed coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) what representations he has received from Kent University on the proposed power station at Kingsnorth in Kent; (190107)

(2) what representations he has received on the construction of (a) parking sites and (b) hard standings on and off-site for the (i) construction and (ii) operational phase of the proposed power station at Kingsnorth in Kent, broken down by category of organisation; and if he will make a statement;

(3) what representations he has received from (a) local housing developers and estate agents and (b) other groups on the effect on regeneration projects and housing developments, including the Maritime Residential Park on the Medway, of the construction of the proposed power station at Kingsnorth in Kent.;

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) non-governmental bodies on the public safety issues associated with permanently sequestering carbon dioxide, with particular reference to the proposed power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. (190223)