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Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

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Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN 147428, tabled on 23 May 2018

Question

Caroline Lucas
Green Party
Brighton, Pavilion
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April to Question 136690, if he will set out the range of possible financing structures that are currently being considered for financing new nuclear.

Answer

Richard Harrington
Conservative
Watford
Commons

Answered on

4 June 2018

As stated in the Government’s response to the Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Hinkley Point C dated 28th January 2018, the Government will assess the cost and risk implications of a range of possible financing structures. Ministers will consider this range of optionswhen deciding whether and how to proceed with future new nuclear projects. Discussions with developers are commercially sensitive and no final decisions have been made.

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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