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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has for the future of nuclear power in the UK as a result of the collapse of the NuGen consortium; and if he will make a statement.

This Government believes that new nuclear has an important role to play in the UK’s energy future as part of a diverse range of low-carbon technologies. However, we have always been clear that any technology must provide value for money for consumers and taxpayers. It was this Government that agreed a landmark Nuclear Sector Deal, as well as commissioning Hinkley Point C, the first new nuclear power station in a generation.