Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 901230

Nuclear Power: Regulation

Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Tony Vaughan

LabourFolkestone and Hythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for approving nuclear projects.

Answer

Kerry McCarthy
The UK has an enabling and rigorous energy regulatory regime. The Government is taking steps to reform the planning process and will continue to work with the regulators to understand additional opportunities to streamline the regulation of new nuclear pr...

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