Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 61556

Wylfa Power Station

Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of building a gigawatt scale nuclear plant at Wylfa on the (a) Welsh economy and (b) UK energy supply.

Answer

Michael Shanks
No decision has yet been taken on whether to pursue a future large-scale project beyond Sizewell C or where such a project would be located. Therefore, the government has not carried out an assessment of the economic impact of any future project on the We...

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