Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 88302

Nuclear Power Stations: Scotland

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Jamie Stone

Liberal DemocratCaithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the (a) scope and (b) expected timetable for Great British Energy – Nuclear’s assessment of Scotland’s capability for new nuclear power stations.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Ministers have asked GBE-N to assess Scotland’s potential for new nuclear power, including around areas that have previously hosted nuclear stations. New nuclear projects can deliver millions of pounds of investment and thousands of high-quality jobs to a...

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