Extract from Commons debate on the Budget (day 4) - November 28

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con): What further assistance are the Government planning to give to research and development for small modular reactors as part of the nuclear sector, potentially a very important and useful source of energy? What consideration has the Secretary of State given to the suitability of existing nuclear sites, such as Dungeness in my constituency, as locations for SMRs?

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Greg Clark): I know that my hon. Friend takes a great interest in this. We have an energy innovation programme, about which we will make some announcements before long. That will address the question of what types of technologies should be moved along from research to development and implementation. He will have an interest in that and I will make sure that he is given the details...

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