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Nuclear Power Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will prioritise new nuclear power generation on land designated for new nuclear over other potential uses.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
2 Sept 2024 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will prioritise new nuclear power generation on land designated for new nuclear over other potential uses.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The New nuclear National Policy Statement (EN-7) is being developed to provide updated planning guidance to developers. This will be subject to the usual public consultation and Parliamentary scrutiny. The potential sites listed in EN-6 are likely to reta...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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