Magnox: Early Contract Terminations

Antoinette Sandbach Excerpts
Monday 27th March 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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I will certainly meet the hon. Lady. I am glad that she has given me the opportunity to emphasise that the work will continue as planned at all the sites. As she will know, work is ahead of schedule in the plant she mentioned. In the light of that, I will meet her to update her on the latest timings.

Antoinette Sandbach Portrait Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con)
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This was clearly a defective procurement with quite serious financial consequences. I welcome the Secretary of State’s determination that the reasons will be exposed, but will he assure the House that people found to be responsible or at fault will be brought to account?

Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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I can confirm that the terms of reference make it very clear that the inquiry can make any recommendations that it sees fit, including as to any disciplinary investigations or proceedings that may, in its view, be appropriate as a result of its findings.