Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 7167, on Nuclear Power: Regulation, whether changes will be made to planning policy and planning legislation as a consequence of the (a) implementation of the Fingleton review and (b) dynamic alignment with the EU Single Electricity market.

The government response to the Nuclear Regulatory Review, which can be found on gov.uk here, set out that reforms will be delivered through a combination of legislative and non-legislative measures.

In the King’s Speech, the government announced a Nuclear Regulation Bill. Further details will be set out in due course.

The UK-EU Electricity Agreement will cut electricity costs, strengthen our energy security, drive investment and jobs, and help to achieve our Clean Power 2030 Mission. The detail of any planning commitments in a future UK-EU electricity agreement, as with other areas, is a matter for negotiations.