Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 12 of the table on page 250 of his Department's publication, Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, if he will publish a breakdown of the figures under the heading, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17 and (d) 2017-18.
The breakdown of expenditure for 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 under the heading Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is as shown in the following table:
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| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Bad debts | - | - | 7 | - |
| Depreciation/amortisation | 64,863 | 54,350 | 29,000 | 43,102 |
| Impairment/revaluation | -3,081 | - | - | 262,713 |
| Purchase of goods and services | - | - | - | 92,900 |
| Take up of provision | 5,573,765 | 89,751,230 | 2,821,509 | 70,768,099 |
| Take up of provision (Change in pensions liability) | 8,806 | -7,648 | - | - |
| Unwinding of discount rate (pensions) | - | - | - | 373 |
| Unwinding of discount rate (provisions) | - | - | - | -1,255,331 |
Total Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| 5,644,353 | 89,797,932 | 2,850,516 | 69,911,856 |