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date	14/02/2024
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	Wylfa Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the economic and other benefits of pursuing a large-scale nuclear project at Wylfa, Ynys Mon.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL2481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>In the Civil Nuclear Roadmap, the Government committed to exploring a further Gigawatt-scale project after SZC. Wylfa is a possible site for such a project, but the Government has not yet made a decision on where such a project would be located and so has not carried out an assessment of the economic impact it would have at that location. However, by comparison, Hinkley Point C supports 10,000 jobs during construction and will support 900 permanent jobs during its 60 years of operation.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/02/2024 11:37:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1685607

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Wylfa Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department plans to acquire the Wylfa site land at the book value assigned to it by Hitachi.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	11927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Wylfa is a candidate for new nuclear and one of a number of potential sites that could host civil nuclear projects. That said, no decisions on sites have been taken at present.</p><p> </p><p>As a first step towards developing the new nuclear National Policy Statement, the Government is consulting on a proposed way forward for determining how new nuclear developments might be located. Separately, Great British Nuclear is working with Government to support access to potential sites for new nuclear projects.</p><p>Given the NPS consultation and any discussion regarding sites would be commercially sensitive, it is too early to say more on any approach to specific sites.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 01/02/2024 10:02:08 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1683430

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Wylfa Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to purchase the Wylfa site land from Hitachi.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Wylfa is a candidate for new nuclear and one of a number of potential sites that could host civil nuclear projects.</p><p> </p><p>As a first step towards developing the new nuclear National Policy Statement, the Government is consulting on a proposed way forward for determining how new nuclear developments might be located. Separately, Great British Nuclear is working with Government to support access to potential sites for new nuclear projects.</p><p> </p><p>Given the NPS consultation and any discussion regarding sites would be commercially sensitive, it is too early to say more on any approach to specific sites.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 10466 10467 question first answered 24/01/2024 06:26:11 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1683431

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Wylfa Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if her Department will undertake a valuation of the land Hitachi owns at Wylfa.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Wylfa is a candidate for new nuclear and one of a number of potential sites that could host civil nuclear projects.</p><p> </p><p>As a first step towards developing the new nuclear National Policy Statement, the Government is consulting on a proposed way forward for determining how new nuclear developments might be located. Separately, Great British Nuclear is working with Government to support access to potential sites for new nuclear projects.</p><p> </p><p>Given the NPS consultation and any discussion regarding sites would be commercially sensitive, it is too early to say more on any approach to specific sites.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 10465 10467 question first answered 24/01/2024 06:26:11 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1522072

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister on 12 October regarding Wylfa Newydd power station (HC Deb col 128), when that power station will be built; and when it will be operational.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>Great British Nuclear is being set up to deliver the next generation of nuclear new builds for the UK. Wylfa, which is recognised as a strong site among others, will be considered as part of this process. Once decisions have been made concerning which sites to develop, timelines for build and operations will be established.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/10/2022 16:16:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1362264

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Wylfa Nuclear Power site in North Wales to the Government's (a) net zero strategy and (b) the commitment to source all the UK electricity from clean energy sources by 2035.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	60525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the strong interest and support in North Wales for the development of this site and continues to discuss new projects with viable companies and investors wishing to develop sites including Wylfa Newydd.</p><p> </p><p>The Net Zero Strategy is clear that nuclear is an important part of our plans to achieve net zero. Nuclear power stations provide firm low carbon power, which is required to complement variable renewable generation in order to ensure a low cost, stable, reliable, low carbon system in 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out a new £120 million Future Nuclear Enabling Fund towards the development of nuclear projects. More details of the Fund and how it will operate will be released in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/10/2021 16:47:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1137633

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wylfa Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent progress the Government has made on the future of the proposed Wylfa Newydd power plant.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	274449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Wylfa Newydd remains a suitable site for nuclear new build in the future. The site is still owned by Hitachi, and the UK Government remains in discussions with them regarding its future.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to creating a broad-based resilient economy through our modern Industrial Strategy and will continue to work with the Welsh Government and local partners to ensure that North Wales prospers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to the nuclear sector, giving the go ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C and investing £200m through our landmark Nuclear Sector Deal, which was signed in North Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/07/2019 10:45:32 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane