Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What recent progress he has made on developing alternative routes to market for new nuclear projects.”
Tabled: 4 February 2026Answered: 10 February 2026
Asked by
Mr Jonathan Brash
Labour — Hartlepool
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
On 4 February, the Government published the advanced nuclear framework, which establishes a pathway to market by introducing the UK advanced nuclear pipeline and clarifying the enabling policy landscape to unlock privately financed advanced nuclear projects in the UK, which is all part of our new golden age of nuclear power.