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date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support nuclear technology companies.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	904758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government provides a range of support to nuclear technology companies. This includes:</p><ul><li>Investment of £700m to develop the Sizewell C project;</li><li>Grant schemes such as the up to £120m Future Nuclear Enabling Fund and up to £75m Nuclear Fuel Fund to support, respectively, new nuclear projects and the UK’s nuclear fuel supply chain;</li><li>R&amp;D initiatives like the up to £385m Advanced Nuclear Fund that funds Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and Advanced Modular Reactor development. Up to £210m of this is helping to develop Rolls Royce’s SMR design; and</li><li>Launching Great British Nuclear to drive delivery of new nuclear projects.</li></ul> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 03/05/2023 14:09:02 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

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date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to minimise the risk of relying on too few technologies to deliver the 24GW nuclear generation by 2050 target by supporting a diverse range of advanced nuclear technologies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is pursuing large-scale nuclear whilst also investing in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to supporting the construction of Hinkley Point C, the Government has invested £700m into the Sizewell C project – the first state backing for a nuclear project in over 30 years.</p><p> </p><p>The up to £385m Advanced Nuclear Fund is funding SMRs and AMRs. Up to £210m of this is helping to develop the Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor design. The Fund is also supporting an AMR Research Development &amp; Demonstration competition.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/02/2023 14:02:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah