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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.


Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much financial support the Government (a) agreed to give to support the NuGen project in Moorside over the course of its proposed development and (b) gave to the project before it was cancelled.

Answer

On 8 November 2018 Toshiba announced it would wind-up NuGen, the UK developer set to deliver a new nuclear project at Moorside. This was a commercial decision for the company. There was no Government financial support given to the project.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14157
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Construction Cumbria Finance Nuclear power stations
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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