HC Deb 12 November 2001 vol 374 cc542-3W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has for the future use of the site at Bradwell power station. [13378]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 8 November 2001]: None. The site belongs to BNFL, which has announced publicly its planned lifetime limits for Magnox power stations. The power station at Bradwell is due to stop generating electricity next year.

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent representations she has received proposing the building of new nuclear power stations; and what plans she has for the construction of new nuclear power stations. [13271]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 8 November 2001]: My Department has no plans to build nuclear power stations nor has it received any proposals from electricity generating companies to do so.