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Mark Menzies

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Tuesday 22nd February 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Scott Benton Portrait Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Con)
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5. What steps he is taking to deliver new nuclear power.

Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con)
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7. What steps he is taking to deliver new nuclear power.

Greg Hands Portrait The Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change (Greg Hands)
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The Government have announced a £120 million future nuclear enabling fund to support new nuclear and are aiming for a final investment decision on at least one more large-scale nuclear project in this Parliament, subject to value for money and relevant approvals.

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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Let us go to the constituency that Springfields is in. I call Mark Menzies.

Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. Fracking has proven itself wholly unsuitable for the Fylde coast, with seismic events in Fylde twice forcing national moratoriums. Will my right hon. Friend assure my constituents and me that he agrees that to deal with the energy crisis, we need to look to technologies of the future such as next- generation nuclear, powered by Fylde-manufactured nuclear fuel?

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