Written questions by McVey.

Whether it is his policy to support the building of the Peak Cluster project.

Awaiting answer.

What meetings a) Ministers and b) officials in his Department have had with i) local authorities and ii) private sector companies on the Peak Cluster project.

Awaiting answer.

How many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.

The information requested can be found at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk.

Whether his Department has undertaken analysis of the number of jobs that will be created by the Peak Cluster project.

This information is not held by the Government. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of any funding from...

What is the projected cost of the Peak Cluster project.

The department does not hold this information. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of any funding from ...

What assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of the Peak Cluster project in a) cost, b) foliage, and c) endangered species.

The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of funding from the department. Environmental impacts are typically...

How much cement will be used to build the Peak Cluster project, including the pipeline, onshore storage facility, pipeline to the sea, in-sea storage facility and any other associated constru

The department does not hold this information. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of any funding from ...

What is the breakdown of where the funding for the Peak Cluster project will come from.

Government has not committed any funding for the Peak Cluster project, including for the capture facilities and the offshore storage. The National Wealth Fund (NWF) is to invest £28.6 million to support the development of the Peak Cluster CO2 transport on...

What the estimated carbon emissions are from the full Peak Cluster project.

The department does not hold this information. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of any funding from ...

If he will publish the cost-benefit analysis of the Peak Cluster project.

DESNZ has not committed any funding for the Peak Cluster project, including for the capture facilities and the offshore storage. Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the governmen...

How much carbon dioxide the Peak Cluster project will store each year.

The department has not made an assessment of the amount of carbon dioxide that the Peak Cluster project will store each year. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the governme...

Of the jobs created by the Peak Cluster project, how many of these will be a) permanent, b) temporary, c) local and d) UK jobs.

The department has not made an assessment of the number or nature of jobs that could be created by the Peak Cluster project. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the governmen...

How many people will be directly employed by the Peak Cluster project and what will those jobs be made up of.

The department has not made an assessment of the number or nature of jobs that could be created by the Peak Cluster project. The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the governmen...

What consideration he has given to the importing of CO2 from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.

The department has not made an assessment of the importing of carbon dioxide from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.The UK has a significant surplus of theoretical geological storage capacity for CO2 - estimated at ~78 billion tonnes, wit...

If he will publish the cost-benefit analysis relating to the Peak Cluster project.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has undertaken analysis of the number of jobs that will be created by the Peak Cluster project.

It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What is the projected cost of the Peak Cluster project.

It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What is the breakdown of where the funding for the peak cluster project will come from.

It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

How many people will be directly employed by the Peak Cluster project and what will those jobs be made up of.

It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

How much carbon dioxide the Peak Cluster project will store each year.

It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.