Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministers have had discussions with NuGen concerning the impact of the placing into administration of Westinghouse on the development of the Moorside nuclear power station; and whether they plan to offer state funding to ensure that that station is completed on time.
Ministers and officials are in regular contact with NuGen and other developers of proposed new nuclear projects about a range of issues, including financing.