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 with Rolls-Royce to maximise the role of domestic manufacturing capability within the Small Modular Reactor programme supply chain.

Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has an ambition that 70% of supply chain products will be British built across the small modular reactor (SMR) fleet, including both on-site and off-site activity. We intend for this ambition to be met.

Now that GBE-N and Rolls Royce SMR have entered into contract, the two organisations are working jointly to progress supply chain planning.

GBE‑N is actively considering, as part of an SMR Industrial Strategy, the critical enablers needed to ensure the UK nuclear supply chain is match-fit and globally competitive. GBE-N's SMR Industrial Strategy is expected to be submitted to government later this year.