Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 114044

STEP Programme

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the funding commitments are for the STEP programme.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government is making a record investment of over £2.5 billion over five years in fusion energy, including funding for STEP, the UK’s world-leading programme to design and build a prototype power plant in Nottinghamshire. As set out in the Industrial S...

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