Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the nuclear sites at (a) Bradwell, (b) Hartlepool and (c) Heysham to be made available to new nuclear power station consortia.

Bradwell, Hartlepool and Heysham are three of the eight sites listed in the 2011 Nuclear National Policy Statement as potentially suitable for the deployment of new nuclear power stations. Development of these sites is a matter for commercial developers: as yet there are no proposals on the table. We hope, however, that firm plans will come forward in due course.