Steve Baker
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(13 years, 7 months ago)
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Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con)
10. What recent assessment she has made of the future of the nuclear industry in Wales.
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)
11. What recent assessment she has made of the future of the nuclear industry in Wales.
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mrs Cheryl Gillan)
Nuclear energy is an important component of our future energy security and carbon reduction plans. It will therefore continue to have a future in the UK’s energy policy, and I hope that a new build at Wylfa will play a key role in creating new jobs in Wales.
Steve Baker
Will my right hon. Friend join me in lamenting the record of the Labour party, which failed to promote the latest generation of nuclear technologies and thereby put our energy security at risk?
Mrs Gillan
As my hon. Friend knows, this Government have said that nuclear could be part of the future energy mix, and he will know personally of my attitude towards Wylfa continuing as a nuclear power station, with new generation at the site.