Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 127273

Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of sites across the United Kingdom for new large-scale nuclear power station development.

Answer

Michael Shanks
To pursue the option of further potential large-scale nuclear beyond Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C, the government has tasked Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) with identifying other suitable sites that could potentially host such a project.GBE-N wi...

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