Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on nuclear power security of (1) the limited domestic production of carbon dioxide, and (2) the disruption to the supply chain of carbon dioxide caused by the Iran conflict.

The Government works closely with industry to monitor and respond to risks to supply, and they are currently not reporting a risk to electricity generation.

We will continue to closely monitor this, and to strengthen domestic resilience, Government has supported a temporary three-month restart of the Ensus bioethanol plant, bolstering domestic carbon dioxide production, and maintaining access to critical carbon dioxide supplies.