Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 18256

Hinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2013

Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024

Question

Carla Denyer

Green PartyBristol Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to retain the Acoustic Fish Deterrent aspect of the Development Consent Order to the Hinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2013.

Answer

Michael Shanks
A Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Minister cannot enter into a discussion on this area. This will be a quasi-judicial decision to be taken by a DESNZ Minister under the Planning Act 2008, based only on the facts, evidence and arguments...

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