Louise Haigh MP: written questions

Written questions

• Small Modular Reactors: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60507More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) innovative Small Modular Reactors and (b) their associated UK-based (i) manufacturing and (ii) construction supply chains in supportin

  Answer: Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to build the UK’s first small modular reactors (SMRs), subject to final government approvals and contract signature. It is expected that an SMR pro...

  Answered 25 Jun 2025

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• Small Modular Reactors: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60506More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) economic and (b) industrial benefits to (a) Sheffield and (b) South Yorkshire of building innovative Small Modular Reactors using

  Answer: Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to build the UK’s first small modular reactors (SMRs), subject to final government approvals and contract signature. It is expected that an SMR pro...

  Answered 25 Jun 2025

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• Small Modular Reactors: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60505More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to maximise the role of UK-based supply chains in the (a) development and (b) delivery of innovative Small Modular Reactor projects.

  Answer: Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to build the UK’s first small modular reactors (SMRs), subject to final government approvals and contract signature. It is expected that an SMR pro...

  Answered 25 Jun 2025

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• Social Security Benefits and VacanciesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40489More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the most recent data on the number of (a) unemployed benefit claimants and (b) job vacancies by Jobcentre.

  Answer: A) Claimant count data for the UK is published and available at: Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics. Data on the number of people claiming out of work benefits is published and available at: Stat-Xplore - Home. B) There are no published ...

  Answered 27 Mar 2025

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