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 the Government's Response to the Energy and Climate Change Committee's Sixth Special Report of Session 2014-15, HC1105, when his Department plans to publish its techno-economic assessment of the development of small modular reactors in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

The techno-economic assessment (TEA) of small modular reactors (SMRs) was commissioned to provide a stronger evidence base to assess the benefits and risks of SMR deployment and inform a policy decision on whether the Government should support the development and deployment of SMRs within the UK. Together with phase one engagement, the findings of the TEA are being used in policy development, which remains under way. We will provide further information on the Government’s plan for the publication of the TEA in due course.