Speeches

Margaret Ritchie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ritchie on 2016-04-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with the French government and EDF on whether there will be changes to the timetable for the development of Hinkley Point C.

Andrea Leadsom

We are in close contact with EDF and the French Government regarding the Hinkley Point C project. EDF are confident that the plant will begin generating electricity in 2025.