Scotland: New Nuclear Power Generation Debate
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Scotland: New Nuclear Power Generation
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)
My Lords, those are very wise words from my noble friend.
Lord Watts (Lab)
My Lords, if the Scottish Government do not want nuclear power but are willing to use electricity that it has generated, should there not be a reflection of that in the price they pay?
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)
My Lords, we are looking at the whole issue of zonal pricing, but I do not think we would go quite that far. It is interesting, though, that the Scottish Government were in favour of the extension to the current plant in Torness. I agree with my noble friend Lady Curran that we should work on that and be constructive in our approach. We have had fruitful discussions on some of the difficult issues around Grangemouth and the North Sea transition. We should build on the reset that the Prime Minister and the First Minister have taken forward, and we should articulate the advantage that nuclear power gives to all countries in Great Britain.