United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 23262
West Burton A Power Station
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22 June 2022
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1 July 2022 · Answer
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1 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he approved the agreement between (a) the National Grid and (b) EDF on keeping the West Burton A coal plant open until March 2023.
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22 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he approved the agreement between (a) the National Grid and (b) EDF on keeping the West Burton A coal plant open until March 2023.
Source: Commons
1 July 2022
Answer
The extension to operations at West Burton A was made to further boost the UK’s energy security and domestic supply, in light of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. It remains the Government’s firm commitment to end the use of coal power by October 2024...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-22/23262
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1472427
- uk · wq-1472427 · source updated 1 July 2022