Windscale/Sellafield

Part of Private Members’ Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 5:15 am on 25 October 2007.

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Photo of Robin Newton Robin Newton DUP 5:15, 25 October 2007

The comments of my colleague David Simpson in the early part of the debate were very telling: who in this Chamber actually understands nuclear physics? I regret the implications of Carmel Hanna’s comments because the motion represents an old and backward-looking argument. If we are debating Sellafield and Windscale, why are we not looking forward to the future of energy production? David Simpson pointed out that, in his constituency — never mind the whole of the United Kingdom —an energy crisis is approaching, which must be addressed.