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1062075

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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, apart from Hinkley Point, what plans the Government has to construct new nuclear power stations.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	222053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>As my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State said in his statement to the House on 17 January, this Government continues to believe that nuclear has a vital role to play in the UK’s energy future as we transition to the low carbon economy, but it must represent good value for taxpayers and consumers. We understand that developers are actively engaged in planning of nuclear power stations at Sizewell C and Bradwell. Discussions with Hitachi in respect of the future of the Wylfa and Oldbury sites are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/02/2019 13:22:12 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1046907

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing mini nuclear power plants.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	211609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Diversity in our energy mix provides vital insurance against future uncertainty and in ensuring security of supply can be maintained. As part of this, nuclear power as well as other low carbon power technologies have an important role to play in the UK’s energy future as we transition to a low carbon economy.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly compare the impact on electricity system costs of deploying technologies, as well as assessing their impact on energy security, decarbonisation and consumer bills. This includes looking at the benefits smaller reactors can provide to the UK energy mix.</p><p> </p><p>This will also include considering the findings of the Expert Finance Working Group which was set up to advise Government on how small reactor projects could raise private investment in the UK, and the outputs from the Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) R&amp;D Programme of which all 8 participants have now submitted their feasibility studies</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/01/2019 15:35:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1025365

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the planned new generation of UK nuclear power stations will be the first to become operational; when this will be; and when the remaining planned nuclear power stations are expected to become operational.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL12331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>In September 2016, this Government agreed to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C. The developer is forecasting that Commercial Operations will commence at Hinkley in 2025. Industry has brought forward proposals for a number of other projects and it is for the developers to set out their timescales.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 02/01/2019 12:24:51 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

992671

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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, whether he plans to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny of potential deals on a new nuclear power station before contracts are signed.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	182134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>On the 4 June 2018, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State confirmed to Parliament that the Government has entered negotiations with Hitachi in relation to Horizon’s proposed Wylfa Newydd project, based on Anglesey in North Wales. Negotiations are currently ongoing, and no decision has yet been taken to proceed. In his statement, the Secretary of State committed to continue to keep the House informed during the negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/10/2018 17:39:16 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

924664

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147430 on Nuclear Power Stations: Construction, what criteria his Department will use to decide for the release of future publications on value for money assessments of new nuclear power stations.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	154156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government published a value for money assessment for Hinkley Point C at the time of the deal being signed.</p><p> </p><p>As I said in my response on 4th June 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-05-23/147430/" target="_blank">147430</a> the Government will ensure that appropriate value for money assessments are completed before any final deal on a new nuclear project is signed and will consider releasing future publications at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p><p>As my rt. hon. friend the Secretary of State committed in his statement to Parliament on 4th June 2018, the Department will continue to keep Parliament informed through the negotiation process.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/06/2018 14:04:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

923417

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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 discussions his Department has had it's counterpart in South Korea on (a) new nuclear power stations in the UK and (b) funding options for Moorside project in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	153325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with a number of new build developers on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive and it is therefore not appropriate to provide details.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/06/2018 16:32:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

923473

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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 risk assessment his Department has made of the involvement of foreign companies in the delivery of the UK's new nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	153357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps issues of risk around foreign ownership in the nuclear sector under continuous review. In September 2016 we announced reforms to the ownership and control of critical infrastructure to ensure that the full implications of foreign ownership are scrutinised for the purposes of national security. Secondary legislation to strengthen the Government’s powers to scrutinise mergers and takeovers that may raise national security concerns came into force in June 2018 and we are currently considering responses to our consultation regarding long term reforms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/06/2018 16:33:50 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

923485

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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 criteria the Government will apply when assessing the value for money of any new financing arrangement for new nuclear power sites.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	153355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government published a value for money assessment for Hinkley Point C at the time of the deal being signed and will carry out a value for money assessment for any future new nuclear project before a final deal is agreed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will, at the appropriate time, publish this assessment which would set out the criteria used to determine value for money of the financing arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/06/2018 14:59:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

923486

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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, whether it is his Department’s policy to compile a risk register for proposed nuclear power stations.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	153356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department develops and maintains risk registers with respect to specific major projects and programmes, including across the nuclear portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/06/2018 16:33:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

910358

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April to Question 136690, if he will set out the range of possible financing structures that are currently being considered for financing new nuclear.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	147428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>As stated in the Government’s response to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Hinkley Point C dated 28<sup>th</sup> January 2018, the Government will assess the cost and risk implications of a range of possible financing structures. Ministers will consider this range of optionswhen deciding whether and how to proceed with future new nuclear projects. Discussions with developers are commercially sensitive and no final decisions have been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 04/06/2018 14:40:59 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas