Energy: Annual Statement

Lord Maples Excerpts

Tuesday 27th July 2010 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke]

My Lords—

[Lord Maples]

My Lords—

[Noble Lords]

This side!

[Lord Maples]

Do the Government believe that it is actually possible to meet our energy requirements over the next 30 or 40 years without a new generation of nuclear power stations?

[Lord Marland]

Perhaps I might draw the attention of my noble friend Lord Maples to the 2050 pathway document. It quite clearly indicates that the best way forward is a mix that includes nuclear, as I have said earlier, and many other types of electricity generation to fulfil the nation’s requirement, which is expected to double by 2050.