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887121

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date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to protect the public purse from (a) risks and (b) liabilities during the construction of new nuclear power stations.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government signed a Contract for Difference with EDF and CGN in September 2016. Under this agreement, the developer will fund the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station and bear associated risks and liabilities. Through this placement of construction related risks with the developer, the public purse is protected from the risks and liabilities arising from the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.</p><p> </p><p>The Department laid a minute on 21 October 2015 outlining the liabilities that would be incurred by entering in to the contracts for Hinkley Point C. The minute can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/425357%5Coriginal%5C20151021%20Minute%20to%20Parliament%20HPC%20contingent%20liabilities.docx" target="_blank">http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/425357%5Coriginal%5C20151021%20Minute%20to%20Parliament%20HPC%20contingent%20liabilities.docx</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to engage with other developers on their proposals for new nuclear power stations, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:38:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887123

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will undertake to run a full public consultation prior to the use of any (a) loan guarantees from Government and (b) direct public funds to support the new nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in our response to the NAO’s report on Hinkley Point C, which recommended that the Government should consider alternative options for financing new nuclear, the Government will assess a range of possible financing structures. Until these assessments are complete, it would not be appropriate to answer this question further.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:52:26 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887125

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wylfa Power Station: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department is considering any funding options to support the new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd, Wales, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in our response to the NAO’s report on Hinkley Point C, which recommended that the Government should consider alternative options for financing new nuclear, the Government will assess a range of possible financing structures.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:52:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887126

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wylfa Power Station: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Japan on the project finances for the proposed new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with new build developers and has met counterparts in Japan on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:52:49 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887128

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wylfa Power Station: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what evidence his Department holds on the reliability of the performance of the advanced boiling water reactors being considered for the proposed new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Nuclear power is a proven technology with modern reactors capable of reliably producing low-carbon electricity. Any new activity in the UK involving ionising radiation must first go through a process of regulatory Justification. This process requires that the overall societal benefits associated with the activity outweigh any potential health detriments. For any application involving a nuclear power station, the reliability of the proposed design and implications for energy security are carefully considered.</p><p> </p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State in December 2014 decided that the UK ABWR – the technology proposed by Horizon Nuclear Power for deployment at Wylfa Newydd – was Justified for use in the UK. This decision followed a robust assessment of the application, and periods of consultation on both the application and proposed decision. The full decision is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004</a>, with Chapter 5 specifically addressing the topics of energy security and reliability. Further, in December 2017 the independent UK nuclear regulators granted design acceptance for the UK ABWR technology.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:53:08 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887129

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in South Korea on (a) new nuclear power in the UK and (b) funding options for the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with new build developers and has met counterparts in the Republic of Korea on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:53:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887130

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) reliability of financial backers for the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	136695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with new build developers and has met counterparts overseas on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:53:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas