Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide further information on the role of Great British Nuclear.

As announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor in the Spring Budget on 15th March, the Government is launching GBN to address constraints in the nuclear market and support new nuclear builds as the government works towards net zero. GBN will enable an ambitious civil nuclear programme and ensure the UK is one of the best places in the world to invest in new nuclear. Our intention is that GBN will launch the first staged competition for Small Modular Reactors. Further details on GBN’s set up, leadership and operations will be announced by the end of March.