Question follow-through · 22735
National Nuclear Laboratory
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory is able to conduct commercially beneficial research.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory is able to conduct commercially beneficial research.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Government published its Strategic Review of the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) establishing a bold vision for its future (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6762a4b1ff2c870561bde75b/strategic-review-of-the-national-nuclear-labor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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