Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 84812

Hinkley Point C Power Station

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 28 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Llinos Medi

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of potential levels of (a) employment opportunities and (b) supply chain investment generated in the South West from the construction of Hinkley Point C.

Answer

Michael Shanks

EDF’s Hinkley Point C Socio-economic Impact Report 2025 [1] states that the project has supported 26,000 direct and indirect jobs across Britain, with around 4,500 people from Somerset working at Hinkley Point C. Further, the Report states 64% of the valu...

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