Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Phillip Lee and Marcus Jones
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con)
1. What steps he is taking to ensure that nuclear power provides a significant proportion of the UK’s future electricity supply.
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con)
16. What steps he is taking to ensure that nuclear power provides a significant proportion of the UK's future electricity supply.
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey)
The Government remain committed to ensuring that conditions are right for investment in new nuclear power in the UK without public subsidy, and we have taken action to remove potential barriers. The carbon floor price and electricity market reform will provide the certainty needed for investment in low carbon generation, including nuclear. The Government are talking to NNB GenCo about the potential terms for Hinkley Point C, and earlier this week I welcomed the excellent news that Hitachi had acquired Horizon Nuclear Power.