Question follow-through · 901230
Nuclear Power: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for approving nuclear projects.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 6 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 12 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
6 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for approving nuclear projects.
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Nov 2024
Answer published
The UK has an enabling and rigorous energy regulatory regime. The Government is taking steps to reform the planning process and will continue to work with the regulators to understand additional opportunities to streamline the regulation of new nuclear pr...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Renewable Energy: Waste Disposal
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