(Isle of Wight)(Con):...Are we
in a perfect position with Chinese funding? No. Do I want to see
a Chinese nuclear reactor in this country? Absolutely not. Do I
want to see Rolls-Royce nuclear
reactors, which I hope will be the Rolls-Royce solution
in all senses of the word? Absolutely, and we need to get
cracking, because that will lower the price. It is also British
technology and we will be keeping those high-quality jobs. We
need to get moving. On that principle, I oppose amendments 1 and
2. I am happy with where we are with the Government at the
moment, but let us just crack on, get this done, get another Bill
for another nuclear plant this side of an election and then get
in place the laws and the Bills that we need for modular nuclear
to come onstream...
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
():...We have already made a
commitment to bring at least one further large-scale nuclear
project to final investment decision by the end of this
Parliament, subject of course to value for money and relevant
approvals. We are also creating not only an ability to invest in
large-scale nuclear but a £120 million future nuclear enabling
fund to tackle barriers to deploying new nuclear technologies. I
am particularly pleased to refer to the fact that we have
committed £210 million to back Rolls-Royce’s
plan to deploy small modular reactors...
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