Written Question · S2W-24498 · Session 2
Further to the answer to question S2W-23887 by Allan Wilson on 16 March 2006, if there have been no discussions between it and Her Majesty’…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23887 by Allan Wilson on 16 March 2006, if there have been no discussions between it and Her Majesty’s Government on the subject of new nuclear stations in Scotland how it can be sure that there are no proposals to build new nuclear power stations anywhere in Scotland.
The answer
As noted in my answer to questionS2W-23887 on 16 March 2006, Executive officials are engaged in the UK Energy Review.This includes consideration of the role of all generating technologies – includingnuclear.
TheExecutive’s position on nuclear power remains, however, that it will not supportthe further development of nuclear power stations while waste management issuesremain unresolved.
The Executive is aware of noproposals to site new nuclear power stations in Scotland. Scottish ministers, towhom any such application would have to be made, have received no application toconsent a new nuclear power station. Nor, so far as they are they aware, are thereany proposals to bring forward such an application.
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TheExecutive’s position on nuclear power remains, however, that it will not supportthe further development of nuclear power stations while waste management issuesremain unresolved.
The Executive is aware of noproposals to site new nuclear power stations in Scotland. Scottish ministers, towhom any such application would have to be made, have received no application toconsent a new nuclear power station. Nor, so far as they are they aware, are thereany proposals to bring forward such an application.
All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
In the Official Report
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