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Hinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2013

Commons · Question 18256 · Tabled 5 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2024

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Asked by Carla Denyer

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to retain the Acoustic Fish Deterrent aspect of the Development Consent Order to the Hinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2013.

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 12 Dec 2024

A Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Minister cannot enter into a discussion on this area. This will be a quasi-judicial decision to be taken by a DESNZ Minister under the Planning Act 2008, based only on the facts, evidence and arguments...