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HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q I welcome our witnesses. There has been a lot of talk about the impact on consumers of CfD versus the RAB financing model, particularly with respect to large nuclear projects,…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q If there was no RAB nuclear financing model, what would that mean for our energy security, delivering net zero by 2050 and our dependence on overseas investment? Alan Woods:…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q There has rightly been a lot of talk today about the cost to consumers and the nuclear fleet mentality. Is the reality not that RAB will facilitate a fleet of nuclear, which…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q There has been a lot of talk today about our domestic energy market, but Tom Thackeray and Rebecca both mentioned export. What does the RAB model mean for our ability to export…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (First sitting)Q You mentioned the fleet effect. All but one of our nuclear reactors are coming offline over the next decade, and we are going headlong towards 2050. The Government have a net…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q In the 1950s and ’60s, the UK used to lead the nuclear sector on the global stage. When people across the world look at us they say that we have all the pieces of the jigsaw: we…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q What more do you need to see from the UK Government to get us back into leading in this critical sector on the global stage? We have had the energy White Paper, the Prime…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. David, what is the impact on the consumer of a RAB model versus a CfD financing model? David Powell: Clearly, based on the information that the Government have put…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. Julia, is there a yes/no answer to this question? Julia Pyke: Yes. I think it a brilliant question, and the answer is that in the contract for difference the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (First sitting)Q Welcome. My first question is to Michael. Is the consumer more exposed to overruns and construction delays under CfD or the RAB financing model? Michael Waite: In the Bill,…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (First sitting)I have a last question if I may.16 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Power FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered funding for nuclear power. It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate on funding for nuclear power. The UK has a long and…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Power FundingI thank the Minister for his detailed answer and his ongoing support, enthusiasm and commitment to new nuclear. I look forward to welcoming him to Anglesey, so he can see at first…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), who is so erudite and passionate, and to speak on Second Reading. My constituency of Ynys Môn is…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsLast week’s Budget marked an important step in preparing and supporting the UK in a post-Brexit and post-covid world. The Budget rightly focused on the Government’s commitments to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports to the United StatesI and my constituents in the beautiful island constituency of Ynys Môn are rightly passionate about the environment and keeping our waters free from sewage and agricultural…28 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillIt is a team effort and certainly about public awareness. Some of my proposed amendments have been incorporated into the Bill already, and I am delighted that the Government are…25 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolved Administrations: Relations with UK GovernmentThis Government are committed to at least one new freeport in Wales. I chair the Anglesey freeport bidding consortium. Can the Secretary of State reassure my Ynys Môn constituents…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillIt is a pleasure to speak on the Second Reading of the Bill and to follow so many hon. Members who are committed to animal welfare. As my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Health Incentives SchemeI thank the Minister and welcome her news about this important pilot. Eating disorders can be devastating for so many families. On behalf of those families, can my hon. Friend…22 Oct 2021