(Warrington South) (Con):...In
terms of skills and education, and delivering public services for
the future, I very much welcome the continued focus on investing
in training and apprenticeships for young people. There is a need
to invest in digital and cyber, in health and social care and in
advanced engineering and nuclear technology, which are key for my
local economy in Warrington but also across the UK. I am pleased
that schools such as the university technical college in
Warrington are working closely with employers such as Sellafield,
Cavendish Nuclear, BAE, Rolls-Royce and
the NHS to ensure that young people’s training is preparing them
for the workplace of the future. I am also pleased to see the
commitment to a new UK global talent network to work with
research institutes and businesses to identify and attract the
best global talent in key science and tech sectors that are
rapidly growing in my constituency and across the north-west...
(Ynys Môn) (Con):...Ynys
Môn is known as energy island, and so we particularly welcomed
the announcement of £380 million for the offshore wind sector,
£1.7 billion to enable a large-scale nuclear plant, £385 million
towards nuclear R&D, and £120 million for a new future
nuclear enabling fund. With the National Nuclear Laboratory
already based at M-SParc in Gaerwen, and Bechtel, Rolls-Royce and
others keen to set up at Wylfa Newydd—whether it is AP1000s
and/or small modular reactors—these announcements bring hope to
Anglesey. It is hope that we may once again enjoy the economic
benefits of hosting nuclear...
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