Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2021 to Question 85170, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Springfields nuclear site continues producing nuclear fuel for plants in the UK.

The Springfields site sits at the heart of the UK’s nuclear fuel manufacturing capabilities, and we have a keen interest in its future. Earlier this month, I visited the site to see first-hand the important work taking place, including at the Oxide Fuels Complex. We have also established a working group attended by key stakeholders, including the site operator and unions. Proposals relating to the Springfields site and developing its capabilities, alongside sector co-investment, will be welcomed by the up to £75 million Nuclear Fuel Fund announced in the recent Spending Review.