Electricity Supplies from Europe

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Excerpts

Tuesday 18th May 2021 Lords Chamber

[The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)]

I call the noble Baroness, Lady Goudie. No? In that case, I call the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey of Didcot.

[Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con)]

I am very grateful for the opportunity to opine on this important issue. Can the Minister confirm that the French are in fact building one of our nuclear reactors? Has the recent dispute led the Government to review that situation?

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)]

The French are indeed building at Hinkley Point, and we are still in discussions with them on the project to build Sizewell C. I am not aware of any interruptions in those negotiations.