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51 records in UK in 2025
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2025
Today I am pleased to announce we have designated the National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation, EN-7, according to the Planning Act 2008. EN-7 now provides the planning framework for all nationally significant infrastructure projects propos...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2025
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Energy, Michael Shanks MP, has today made the following statement:Today I am pleased to announce we have designated the National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation, EN-7, according to the Planning Act 20...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish a new framework for a private sector route to market for advanced nuclear technologies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Great British Energy - Nuclear’s assessment of potential Scottish sites for new nuclear development includes (a) previously used nuclear sites and (b) new sites.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which nuclear technologies are being considered by Great British Energy - Nuclear as part of its investigation into Scottish sites for new nuclear development.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects Great British Energy – Nuclear to (a) complete its study into potential Scottish sites for new nuclear development and (b) make the findings of that study publicly available.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of international regulatory harmonisation on the speed of delivery of civil nuclear projects in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of revising the semi-urban population density criterion on the development of civil nuclear projects in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025 that increasing complexity in the regulatory system has led to a relative decline in the UK's nuclear sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 November 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of international regulatory harmonisation on the speed of delivery of civil nuclear projects in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 November 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to build large nuclear sites in Wales.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress has he made in delivering the Great British Nuclear programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2025
The UK’s nuclear sector will play a critical role in delivering the government’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission and supporting economic growth. The government will ensure the right enablers are in place to support the sector to deploy new nuclear project...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2025
My Hon Friend the Minister for Energy, Michael Shanks MP, has today made the following statement:The UK’s nuclear sector will play a critical role in delivering the government’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission and supporting economic growth. The governmen...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2025
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.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date his Department will announce plans for the deployment of new nuclear generation projects at (a) Wylfa and (b) Oldbury.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 October 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's decommissioning programme, and that programme's contribution to the Plan for Change, in particular to regional growth and skil
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Nuclear Industry Association's webpage entitled NIA Jobs Map 2025, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of civil nuclear jobs in Ynys Môn constituency si
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government which components of the supply chain for nuclear power stations will be manufactured in the UK, and which components will be brought in from abroad.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy between the UK and the United States does not adversely impact nuclear (a) security and (
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report by the Nuclear Industry Association entitled Jobs May 2025, published on 5 December 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled US-UK pact will boost advances in drug discovery, create tens of thousands of jobs and transform lives, published on 16 September 2025, which regu
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy on the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (a) safety standards and (b) independence an
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 October 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the annual cost is of armed protection of (a) nuclear energy, (b) nuclear waste and (c) other nuclear sites; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to support the clean energy transition through the adoption of new nuclear power.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Golden age of nuclear delivers UK-US deal on energy security, published on 15 September 2025, what estimate he has made of the proportion of compo
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on new nuclear on job creation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the civil nuclear supply chain in Warrington North constituency to (a) regional and (b) national economic growth.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of jobs in the nuclear sector on the economy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of its ban on new nuclear projects on future employment opportunities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 September 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Interim Report 2025 of the Nuclear Regulation Taskforce, published on 11 August, what consideration they are giving to re-examining the UK’s approach to risk management in the nuclear sector to ensure deliver
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 September 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government which nuclear sites that have been in the process of decommissioning are being considered for new nuclear projects, including radioisotope production, as set out in the Interim Report 2025 of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforc
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the nuclear energy industry in (a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs there are within the civil nuclear sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 September 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, when he plans to publish plans for (a) civil and (b) defence nuclear collaboration.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 August 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk of airborne attacks to the security of nuclear power stations; and whether such assessments are included in infrastructure resilience planning.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 August 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will publish nuclear infrastructure modelling for nuclear projects in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide revenue support for privately led advanced nuclear technologies as set out in the Spending Review 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the Scottish Government to develop new nuclear power stations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment of the potential impact of (a) Artificial General Intelligence and (b) Artificial Super Intelligence on the (i) safety and (ii) securit
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to appoint a new Minister with responsibility for nuclear energy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release by EDF entitled EDF announces the principle of investment in Sizewell C project with a view to the final investment decision, published on 8 July 2025, wha
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) small nuclear power plants and (b) large-scale solar farms.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran’s nuclear programme since June 2025; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact o
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Israel, (b) the US and (c) other strategic partners in the region on Iran’s nuclear programme since June 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 July 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent Iran resuming its nuclear programme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 June 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to build a large nuclear power station using European pressurised reactor technology after the completion of Sizewell C.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 June 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of damage inflicted on the Iranian nuclear programme following the US strikes on (a) Fordow, (b) Natanz and (c) Isfahan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of levels of support that (a) Russia and (b) China provide to Iran's (i) nuclear programme and (ii)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 June 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for reviewing the National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills.