Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its energy policy, and in light of reported concerns that conflicts in Ukraine, Iran and elsewhere in the world will continue and other conflicts may start, what its position is on whether there should be more gas storage in Scotland and the rest of Great Britain, and what quantity of gas storage it considers would be sufficient.
Planning associated with the security of fuel and energy supplies is a reserved matter and it is for the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to assess the sufficiency of gas storage for Scotland and the rest of Great Britain. We remain in close contact with the UK Government on these matters.