Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 77589
Nuclear Power: Scotland
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Jamie Stone
Liberal Democrat — Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of its ban on new nuclear projects on future employment opportunities.
Answer
Michael ShanksThere is considerable potential for hosting new nuclear projects in Scotland, building on decades of experience of existing nuclear power across the country. Given the Scottish Government’s presumption against new nuclear, the UK Government cannot activel...
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