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Nuclear Power Stations: Finance

Commons · Question 45898 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that nuclear power development does not use Chinese funding.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 29 Apr 2025

The Government has robust powers under the National Security & Investment Act 2021 to scrutinise and intervene in acquisitions that pose a national security risk to critical national infrastructure. The National Security & Investment Act requires ...