| Heading: |
Small Modular Reactors: Supply Chains |
| Question ID: |
1813533 |
| UIN: |
60505 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4473 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Louise Haigh
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| Asking Member handle: |
louhaigh
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@louhaigh
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to maximise the role of UK-based supply chains in the (a) development and (b) delivery of innovative Small Modular Reactor projects. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-25 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to build the UK’s first small modular reactors (SMRs), subject to final government approvals and contract signature. It is expected that an SMR pro... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |