HC Deb 25 July 1988 vol 138 c91W
25. Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what proposals he has received for the building of additional nuclear-powered electricity generating plants; and if he will make a statement on the future of nuclear power generation.

Mr. Parkinson

The CEGB has applied for consent to build a PWR at Hinkley Point in Somerset. The public inquiry is expected to start on 4 October. I understand that the CEGB also intends to apply for consent for a PWR at Wylfa, on Anglesey.

There is a vital strategic need for the significant non-fossil fuel contribution that can be made by nuclear power generation.

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