Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the annual security costs are of nuclear waste transport within the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's policies on those costs.

The Government does not publish the specific security costs of nuclear waste transport on the grounds of national security.

The transportation of nuclear waste materials is long-established and has an excellent safety and security record.

Nuclear waste transports operate within extremely stringent safety and security standards, which are continuously monitored to minimise the risk of any incident.