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Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill

Proceeding contribution from Alan Whitehead (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 January 2022. It occurred during Debate on bills on Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill.

That is precisely why we wish to put in the Bill that there should be a direction in which the Government should go. Of course they should have flexibility in how they work, but we think this is an important backstop that will ensure customers do not lose their shirts in a company that goes bust after they have invested large amounts of money in its operation.

We will seek to divide the House on amendments 2 and 3 in the absence of any clear further Government commitments today in relation to. We may well be minded to support amendment 9, tabled by the SNP, should that also be put to a Division. However, I emphasise that we are happy to support the Bill overall. We want it to go through Third Reading, but we would like it to be strengthened as much as it can be by the addition of the amendments we have put forward today.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
706 c337 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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