Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) board members and (b) employees of the Office for Nuclear Regulation have previous experience in the sector that they regulate.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (ONR) Board has ten members. Four have a background in the Nuclear Sector, two have energy sector experience and one has experience in related procurement. 408 of ONR’s headcount of 671 are nuclear inspectors with previous Nuclear Industry experience. ONR also recruits individuals with alternative high hazard sector experience to broaden the organisations range of skills and expertise.

ONR’s expertise is sought after internationally, and work with regulators across the globe builds ONR’s own capability. ONR also regularly works with partner regulators such as the Environment Agency, Health and Safety Executive and regulators sponsored by the Ministry of Defence which supports the pooling of experience and knowledge.