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Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministers have had discussions with NuGen concerning the impact of the placing into administration of Westinghouse on the development of the Moorside nuclear power station; and whether they plan to offer state funding to ensure that that station is completed on time.
Asked by
Lord Myners (Crossbench)
Answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 April 2017
Reference
HL6539
House
House of Lords
Nuclear Reactors

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many meetings her Department has had with Westinghouse officials to discuss the potential partnership between Westinghouse, interested nuclear industry partners and the Government on developing small modular nuclear reactors.
Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2015
Reference
13011
House
House of Commons
Nuclear Decommissioning Agency: Springfield Site

I would like to inform the House that the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency (NDA) has successfully reached agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (WEC) on new commercial arrangements for the Springfields site and fuel manufacturing. The agreement will see the commercial operations and staff fully transfer to WEC, which is the...
Member
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour)
Department
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Written statements
Date
24 March 2010
Reference
718 c134-5WS
House
House of Lords
Nuclear Decommissioning Agency (Springfields Site)

My noble Friend the Minister for Energy and Climate Change today made the following statement."I would like to inform the House that the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency (NDA) has successfully reached agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (WEC) on new commercial arrangements for the Springfields site and fuel manufacturing. The agreement...
Member
David Kidney (Labour)
Department
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Written statements
Date
24 March 2010
Reference
508 c42WS
House
House of Commons
Deposited Paper DEP2009-2425
Deposited by
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Deposited papers
Date
29 September 2009
Reference
DEP2009-2425
House
House of Lords; House of Commons
Nuclear engineering. Minutes of evidence 16 July 2008. (Printed in HC 50-III 2008-09).
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
Date
16 July 2008
Reference
HC 640-ii 2007-08
House
House of Commons
Westinghouse Engineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2007, Official Report, column 1618, on Westinghouse Engineering, what account was taken of the implications of access to reactor design technology in the decision to sell Westinghouse Engineering; and what advice N. M....
Asked by
David Drew (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 February 2007
Reference
456 c904W;456 c906-7W; 112245
House
House of Commons
Westinghouse Engineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps were taken to estimate the market value of Westinghouse Engineering before its sale in 2006; and who advised the Government on the sale.
Asked by
Helen Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 January 2007
Reference
455 c1618W; 116997
House
House of Commons
Westinghouse Electric Co.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the progress of the sale of Westinghouse Electric Co. to Toshiba Corporation; and when he expects the sale to be completed.
Asked by
Alan Duncan (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 April 2006
Reference
63804; 445 c990W;445 c990W
House
House of Commons
Westinghouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has set a minimum price for the sale of Westinghouse.
Asked by
Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 February 2006
Reference
443 c144W;443 c144W; 50326
House
House of Commons
BNFL (Sale of Westinghouse)

BNFL is today signing a purchase and sale agreement with Toshiba to sell its US subsidiary Westinghouse for the sum of $5.4 billion. This is an excellent outcome for the UK taxpayer who stands to benefit from a return of around four times BNFL's original investment in the business. I...
Member
Alan Johnson (Labour)
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written statements
Date
6 February 2006
Reference
442 c42WS
House
House of Commons
Nuclear Energy: Westinghouse

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Alan Johnson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. BNFL is today signing a purchase and sale agreement with Toshiba to sell its US subsidiary Westinghouse for the sum of $5.4 billion. This is an excellent outcome for...
Member
Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour)
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written statements
Date
6 February 2006
Reference
678 c37WS
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, can the Minister say whether the low-carbon solutions that are looked for in the energy White Paper will include nuclear? On what basis will the Government make the calculation of how many grammes of carbon dioxide are produced per kilowatt hour? Bill Coley, from British Energy, has stated that new-build nuclear, which I believe must be based on the designs that we are discussing, produces five grammes of carbon dioxide. Are the Government happy with that figure and have they consulted the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on whether that is a realistic amount of carbon, considering the long tail that nuclear decommissioning will cost in carbon?
Asked by
Lord Redesdale (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c2-3
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, can the Minister give us some comfort on this point? If we are to lose the only nuclear-build organisation in this country—it has been sold, it is a done deal and there are all sorts of reasons for and against it—will some of the proceeds, as my noble friend said, be directed towards maintaining a group of people of the highest possible calibre so that, if we go down the nuclear route, at least we shall have an in-house team in this country able to assess the pros and cons of various other options and market forces? The last thing we need is to find ourselves with no capability or general knowledge on nuclear matters. Perhaps the Minister could reconsider his comment and bring to the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer that that would be very worth while in the long term.
Asked by
Baroness O'Cathain (Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c3
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, does my noble friend accept that there was not unanimity on the decision in the industry? Why does he think that certain people opposed it as vigorously as they did?
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c3
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, in the letter that the noble Lord, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, wrote to me some days ago explaining the Government's desire to withdraw from the association with Westinghouse, he gave as a reason the matter to which the Minister has just referred; namely, the apparent wish of Westinghouse to sell nuclear reactors to China. The letter concluded that the Minister felt it was too much to expose us to that particular risk. It might have been risky, but it was also an opportunity, and now we have lost it.
Asked by
Lord Bridges (Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c3-4
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, that is an interesting exercise in conjecture. I take it that some people would have contended that the continuance of a public stake in this area might bring additional rewards to taxpayers, which is an important concern. Of course, they would also need to take it into account that this is a high-risk industry; the bids that the nuclear industry may make for a potential new-build in China are high-risk. My noble friend might think that the public ought not to sustain such a high-risk strategy.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c3
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, I am not sure that I need to bring this to the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. I reassure the noble Baroness that the Government already devote resources and are committed to the continuance of the resources that sustain our nuclear skills. There is no question that ever since the first energy White Paper, we have recognised the necessity, as we said at the time, to keep the nuclear option open. That necessitated investment in skills, and we shall continue with such investment. Therefore, I assure the noble Baroness that, if additional skills and additional people are identified as being required in this area, a proper request on Government would be to enhance the skills of the nation, and we shall meet that if that event occurs.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c3
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, the noble Lord has not so much asked a question but advocated his usual viewpoint in his usual penetrative way. However, he will not get past my defences. The carbon code and the future of British energy policy are related to the review that we are undertaking. I assure him that, of course, we shall pursue all the factors necessary for us to meet the energy needs of the nation over the foreseeable decades, while at the same time meeting all international requirements on carbon emissions.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c2-3
House
House of Lords
Energy Policy
My Lords, that is the noble Lord's considered judgment. I am at least consoled by the fact that my previous answer is consistent with what my noble friend had written to the noble Lord, Lord Bridges. I can only say that my noble friend Lord Sainsbury of Turville is right: there was a balance to be struck on these factors. The Government have come down on one side, and I note that the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, may be on the other.
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
678 c3-4
House
House of Lords