Question follow-through · 5701
Small Modular Reactors
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on easing planning rules for SMR reactors.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 12 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 11 Oct 2024 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
12 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on easing planning rules for SMR reactors.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Oct 2024
Answer published
A new nuclear National Policy Statement (EN-7) is being developed which will provide updated planning guidance and set out any specific assessment criteria for the siting of new nuclear power stations, including Small Modular Reactors (SMR).
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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