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HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI definitely believe that Sheffield Forgemasters has an incredibly important role to play in our civil nuclear programme. Contractual details for Rolls-Royce and our discussions…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentAs part of the process that we go to from here, Great British Energy Nuclear will look at what is the right place for the SMR fleet and, absolutely, Oldbury is one of the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend for his advocacy for Derby and for Rolls-Royce. It is important to say to the House that this was a fair and open competition, conducted at arm’s length…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentOn the nuclear point, there is real potential at Sizewell. I understand the implication of his views on that: to learn from what happened at Hinkley—because it is a replica of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about that in all respects. Sizewell alone will create 10,000 jobs at peak and 1,500 apprenticeships. For good safety and other reasons, there…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on his long-standing advocacy on the issue, including when it was not popular. He makes a very good point: we need to see a change in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentMy hon. Friend raises such an important point. There is a good tradition of apprenticeships in nuclear. I have seen it at Hinkley Point C and we will see it at Sizewell. I am…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentThe hon. Gentleman will know that the RAB system that was passed through this House involves the role of bill payers. We believe that that is the right system and will cut the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI was incredibly impressed by what I saw at Barnoldswick. I had to maintain a position of neutrality when I became Secretary of State as to who won the competition, but I am…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentThe right hon. Gentleman raises an important issue; let me take this away. As we embark on this golden age for nuclear, we need to make sure that the supply chain really benefits.…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentThis is why these statements are important. I think I need to check the answer, because I do not want to give a flippant answer to the right hon. Lady’s incredibly serious…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentMy hon. Friend raises an important point, which is that this is about planning for the long term to get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuels, which are insecure. We saw what…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point that Members on both sides of the House have raised in different ways. It is absolutely part of what we are going to do to make sure…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentMy hon. Friend puts it incredibly well. Derby should be incredibly proud of Rolls-Royce winning the competition, and incredibly excited about the possibilities for young people in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentMy hon. Friend is so right about this. People in Scotland will be looking at these announcements and saying, “Why isn’t it us who are benefiting from this? Why are we not even in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentThe right hon. Gentleman and I have been discussing these energy issues for about 17 years since he was the spokesperson on this, and agreement is rare between us, so I really…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI know that my hon. Friend has been strongly advocating on these issues in terms of the exciting possibilities for his constituency. My suggestion is that a Minister from my…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentWe are looking seriously at the Xlinks project. The right hon. Gentleman is a tireless advocate for it, and I respect him for that. My answer on the baseload question is that we…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentMy hon. Friend is definitely right about the old saying on nuclear fusion. I think maybe it is coming a bit closer. There have been really important breakthroughs, particularly in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentMy hon. Friend puts it very well. I notice that SNP Members have sort of disappeared; they are probably a bit embarrassed. She is absolutely right about this. In a sense, it comes…10 Jun 2025