Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s budget in 2021-2022 has been allocated to nuclear fusion.

In this financial year almost 95% of the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s £216m budget was for fusion projects and programmes. This includes fusion enabling technologies such as robotics, as well as the infrastructure and facilities.

The remainder was allocated to the Shareholder Programme Agreement, which pays for historical legal commitments relating to the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s predecessor bodies, or improving accessibility to apprenticeships.