Energy Bill [Lords]
3:45 pm
Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown, Labour)
I should like to ask my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary a quick question while we are discussing this clause, which sets out the NDA's duties and responsibilities. In respect of the nuclear liabilities that were publicly created, and given that the NDA will be publicly funded to carry out its role, will he give a brief exposition of the Government's position on what would be the case were there to be a future generation of nuclear power stations that would presumably be privately funded? Would the private developers of nuclear power stations also have to fund privately their nuclear decommissioning liabilities?