Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the statement in the document Energy Security Bill factsheet: Great British Nuclear, updated on 9th May 2023, that nuclear power provides continuous power, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s definition of the word continuous.

Nuclear power provides continuous power in that it is a non-weather-dependent energy source, it is a proven technology that is an important part of our energy mix. It provides stability to the grid – supplying a solid foundation for power generation on which renewable technologies can build. To give a specific example, we need sources like nuclear for days like December 11th 2022, when wind only provided 3.8 percent of UK electricity, and solar less than one percent whilst nuclear produced a steady 15 percent in line with current capacity.