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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"When it comes to the Government’s levelling-up agenda, this Budget leaves a great deal to be desired. I welcome the move to send Treasury North to the Tees Valley and the exploration of Teesside and locations in my constituency for the siting of a freeport, but I believe the Government …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2020
Energy White Paper

"I thank the Secretary of State for his commitment to the future of SMRs and his target of 2030, but that might be too late for Hartlepool power station, which is due to be decommissioned in 2025, the first of the existing fleets. We have a skilled nuclear workforce and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of locations in the UK for (a) small and (b) advanced nuclear reactors. [R] ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"When will the Government publish their long-awaited energy White Paper and end the uncertainty over the future of our nuclear industry?..."
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Written Question
Energy: Staff
Friday 27th March 2020

Asked by: Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the maintenance of sufficient numbers of energy sector staff to ensure energy supplies in the event that the covid-19 outbreak escalates to peak levels of infection.

Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng

BEIS is maintaining daily contact with the energy sector. All critical energy operators have existing pandemic influenza contingency plans, which they have put into action to respond to Covid-19. BEIS and critical operators are working together to ensure they can maintain sufficient staff to continue to deliver essential services.

Written Question
Nuclear Power Stations
Friday 27th March 2020

Asked by: Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the future of (a) Hartlepool and (b) other nuclear power stations.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

Nuclear energy currently provides around 20% of the UK’s electricity needs, powering homes and businesses in this country for over 60 years. It will continue to have an important role to play in the UK’s energy future as we transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The UK’s existing fleet of eight nuclear power stations are owned and operated by EDF Energy, and we expect EDF to generate electricity from these stations for as long as it is economically viable and safe to do so.

Hartlepool is currently expected to operate until 2024. When EDF’s nuclear power stations come to the end of their generating life, they will need to be decommissioned, which will continue to provide jobs at the sites.

New nuclear projects in the UK are developer-led and it is for developers to decide whether or not to pursue building a nuclear power plant at a specific site.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2020
Nuclear Energy Policy: Climate Change

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2020
Nuclear Energy Policy: Climate Change

"I share the hon. Member’s enthusiasm for advanced modular reactor and small modular reactor provision, particularly from the perspective of Hartlepool and as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on nuclear. The important point is the money that is generated for the local economy. In Hartlepool, it is roughly £10 …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jan 2020
A Green Industrial Revolution

"Thank you for calling me, Madam Deputy Speaker—Madam Senior Deputy Speaker! It is lovely to see you in your rightful place.

Being at the back end of the shift, it has been marvellous to listen to a host of maiden speeches, all of which have been fantastic. They took me …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jun 2019
Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme

"I thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for giving way on that point. As he knows, although Hartlepool never had any pits we certainly have mineworkers who served in pits in Durham. Does he agree that the Government are under an even greater obligation because of the sacrifices and industrial …..."
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