Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 114043

Nuclear Fusion: Research

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding he has allocated to fusion energy research and development.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Government is making a record investment of over £2.5 billion over five years in fusion energy, including funding for STEP, the UK’s world-leading programme to design and build a prototype power plant in Nottinghamshire. As set out in the Industrial S...

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