Question follow-through · 3867

Hitachi: Wylfa Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much the UK Government paid Hitachi for the purchase of the Wylfa nuclear site.

answeredLlinos MediDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
5 Sept 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much the UK Government paid Hitachi for the purchase of the Wylfa nuclear site.

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Great British Nuclear paid £160m excluding taxes for the Wylfa and Oldbury sites.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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