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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 136931, if he will take steps to ensure that all value for money assessments that his Department carries out for new nuclear projects are completed before any deals for such projects are signed; and if he will ensure that those assessments are made public and available to Parliament.

The Government will ensure that appropriate value for money assessments are completed before any final deal on a new nuclear project is signed. The Government is committed to transparent, open policy making, and will consider releasing future publications at the appropriate time.