New Nuclear Power Stations

Part of Energy and Climate Change – in the House of Commons at 11:00 am on 11 November 2010.

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Photo of Charles Hendry Charles Hendry The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change 11:00, 11 November 2010

My hon. Friend emphasises absolutely the right point. We have a challenge coming in 2016 when one third of our coal plant will close. Another large chunk of coal will go towards the end of the decade, and most of our nuclear plant will close during this decade. Had it not been for the five-year moratorium on nuclear under the previous Government, we would have been five years ahead, and the energy security of this country would have been greatly enhanced.