Weightman Report (Fukushima) Debate

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Albert Owen

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Weightman Report (Fukushima)

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Tuesday 11th October 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Huhne Portrait Chris Huhne
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Bearing in mind your injunction, Mr Speaker, I can confirm all those points.

Albert Owen Portrait Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab)
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I very much welcome the Weightman report, and also the interim report delivered before the House went into recess. The British nuclear industry has an excellent safety record, and the report confirms that. Will the Secretary of State ensure that potential developers for future nuclear builds make the findings of the Weightman report available, so that communities and constituents such as mine can make an informed choice based on the facts, not on fear and ideology?

Chris Huhne Portrait Chris Huhne
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The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right—and better than that, the report is available on the Department of Energy and Climate Change website for any of his constituents who want to access it.