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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the reliability of electricity generation by (a) nuclear, (b) wind, (c) solar and (d) tidal energy sources.

In considering the reliability of all generating technologies, the Department draws on content from National Grid. The latest National Grid Electricity Capacity Report (31 May 2017) can be found at:

https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Lists/Latest%20News/Attachments/116/Electricity%20Capacity%20Report%202017.pdf.