Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119405

Nuclear Power: Scotland

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

John Lamont

Conservative — Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Scotland Office and (b) Scottish Government on the promotion of new nuclear development in Scotland.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Whilst the Scottish Government opposes the building of new nuclear power stations in Scotland, the UK Government is kickstarting the biggest nuclear building programme in a generation in the rest of the UK, creating thousands of good jobs and driving inve...

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