| Heading: |
STEP Programme: Burton |
| Question ID: |
1757882 |
| UIN: |
25716 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4601 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andrew Bowie
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Andrew Bowie
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion power plant at West Burton. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1491 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Kerry McCarthy
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| Answering Member handle: |
KerryMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@KerryMP
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| Answer text: |
On 16 January 2025, the Government announced £410m of investment to accelerate development of fusion energy. This is to fund UK fusion programmes in 2025-2026, including STEP. On the same day, UKIFS – the UKAEA subsidiary that will deliver STEP – announce... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |