Laurence Robertson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with energy companies on the progress of building new nuclear power stations.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government is committed to a significant expansion in new nuclear power. Investors have set out proposals for to develop 18 gigawatts of new nuclear at six sites. The Government regularly meets the companies involved to discuss their progress.