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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the planned shutdown date is for Heysham nuclear power station; what the electricity generation capacity is of that power station; and what plans his Department has to replace that capacity.

Heysham 1 has a generating capacity of 1155 megawatts. EDF’s estimated decommissioning date is 2024. Heysham 2 has a generating capacity of 1230 megawatts. EDF’s estimated decommissioning date is 2030. This Government remains committed to delivering secure electricity supplies to consumers at the lowest possible cost. We demonstrated this commitment by giving the go-ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C, as well as by launching our landmark £200m Nuclear Sector Deal last year.