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Debate between David Taylor and Adam Thompson
Tuesday 15th July 2025

(3 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Taylor Portrait David Taylor (Hemel Hempstead) (Lab)
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7. What assessment he has made of the role of new nuclear in supporting a clean energy transition.

Adam Thompson Portrait Adam Thompson (Erewash) (Lab)
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24. What assessment he has made of the role of new nuclear in supporting a clean energy transition.

Michael Shanks Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Michael Shanks)
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The clean power 2030 action plan makes it clear that nuclear will play an important role in our future energy system, providing low-carbon baseload power to the grid. We are delivering the biggest new nuclear building programme in a generation, having committed almost £17 billion at the recent spending review.

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