Oral Evidence Nov. 15 2023
Inquiry: Keeping the power on: our future energy technology mixFound: EDF Energy, Rolls-Royce SMR, Nuclear Industry Association, and MoltexFlex Oral Evidence
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: UK firm appointed to build Australian AUKUS submarinesFound: partner Australia has in our world-leading defence industry, including companies such as BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce
Mentions:
1: Henry Smith (Con - Crawley) Kennedy airport in New York, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines using sustainable aviation fuels - Speech Link
2: Robert Syms (Con - Poole) We still have Rolls-Royce punching above its weight and producing innovative engines, many of which are - Speech Link
3: Alan Mak (Con - Havant) also powering ahead in the field of engine manufacture, with the world’s most efficient jet engine—the Rolls-Royce - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord West of Spithead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that in the competition to find the best modular reactor the support from agencies of the government of the United States and large US commercial enterprises for US designs will not place Rolls-Royce at a disadvantage.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The 2022 British Energy Security Strategy set out our ambition to deploy up to 24 Gigawatts of civil nuclear generation by 2050, around 25% of our projected 2050 electricity demand.
GBN is running an SMR technology selection process to select those technologies best able to facilitate Final Investment Decisions in the next Parliament and be operational by the mid-2030s.
In November 2021, Government announced £210m in new funding for Rolls-Royce SMR, awarded through the Low-Cost Nuclear challenge. This investment was to further develop SMR design and take it through the regulatory processes to assess suitability of potential deployment in the UK.
Jun. 09 2023
Source Page: Company Names Tribunal decision: Rolls-Royce Integrity Inspection LtdFound: Company Names Tribunal decision: Rolls-Royce Integrity Inspection Ltd
Mentions:
1: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) to ensure that the procurement process is both accurate and timely.AUKUS partners BAE, Babcock and Rolls-Royce - Speech Link
2: Lord Bilimoria (XB - Life peer) Birmingham, which last week won a Queen’s Anniversary Prize at Buckingham Palace for its work with Rolls-Royce - Speech Link
3: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Rolls-Royce is in the process of doubling its graduate intake between 2022 and 2025, and taking on an - Speech Link
Apr. 11 2024
Source Page: Industry Minister celebrates multibillion-pound green tech funding milestone for UK aerospace sectorFound: He will join Airbus, Rolls-Royce and a range of other leaders to celebrate the success of the ATI in
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the flight hour limit is on Hawk T2 engines.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The engine life of the Rolls-Royce Adour 951 engine is currently limited to 1,700 flying hours due to safety limitations which were introduced following the discovery of damage affecting some engine components.
Nov. 03 2023
Source Page: Grant Shapps and Richard Marles visit key nuclear siteFound: Australian and UK representatives visit Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor manufacturing site.
Written Evidence Dec. 13 2023
Inquiry: Small modular reactors in the transition from fossil fuelsFound: However, in 2017, Rolls Royce announced its own SMR, then 440MW, so not really an SMR.