MP Mark Reckless wants Kingsnorth plant reassurance
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The site has been a high-profile target for environmental protests
A Kent MP has asked the government for reassurance about the future of a controversial coal-fired power station.
Mark Reckless, the Conservative MP for Rochester and Strood, was speaking in Parliament about the Kingsnorth plant.
The power station near Strood is one of the sites in the running to house a carbon and capture storage facility.
Mr Reckless asked the energy minister Gregory Barker if the government would give "proper and full consideration" to the proposals.
The site has been a high-profile target for environmental protests by groups that argue a new plant would increase carbon emissions and climate change.
The energy firm E.On announced last October it was putting on hold the plans, claiming electricity demand had fallen during the global recession.
Mr Barker said the government was committed to carbon and capture storage technology and Kingsnorth was one of the schemes under consideration.