Written question asked by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Friday, 16 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 February 2024. It was answered by Andrew Bowie (Conservative) on Monday, 26 February 2024 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Sizewell C Power Station

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) total investment, (b) number of directly-created jobs and (c) number of supply-chain jobs forecast for the Sizewell C development on (i) Suffolk and (ii) the UK.

Answer: The Government has published an interim assessment of the Sizewell C’s project value for money, as part of the Secretary of State’s reasons for designating the project to use the Regulated Asset Base model for nuclear, and is working closely with the project on supply chain and workforce plans as project development continues. These plans include awarding 70 percent of the value of construction to UK businesses, including £4.4bn of investment in Suffolk and the East of England during construction, which would support thousands of jobs in the UK’s national nuclear supply chain and related sectors. The Government has committed to publishing a full value for money assessment at the point of a final investment decision.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 14155
Session: 2023-24
Subjects: Employment Finance Economic situation Sizewell C power station Supply chains
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk