Speeches by Young.

“Ukrainians in our constituencies woke up to headlines about watering down sanctions. Why are the Government not prioritising measures that would permanently cut bills and reduce fossil-fuel dependence, including fully removing the renewables obligation levy and fast-tracking energy market reform?”

“Happy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. A business I met recently raised concerns about grid resilience to Chinese sabotage. Given the precedent set on Huawei and 5G, what steps is the Cabinet Office taking to exclude high-risk Chinese components from our critical energy infrastructure?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing this debate. Dozens of my constituents have come to me with stories of DVLA failure, each carrying a variation of the same theme: a system that has let them down, often involving delays in licence renewals or restorations relate…”

“My casework team routinely wait between three and six months—sometimes longer—for substantive replies from the Department for Work and Pensions on cases. I am also aware of colleagues experiencing similar delays. Will the Leader of the House advise on the most effective means by which Members can hold the Government to…”

“We have already touched on the issue of relying more on approvals by trusted international regulators. Can I start with you, Mustafa? I have constituents who are concerned that we are just going to accept, for example, US safety standards, as they perceive there to be a different safety culture in the USA. How do we ba…”

“Simon, did that competition provide the certainty and investor confidence originally intended or, given all the delays and developer withdrawals, did it affect the UK’s attractiveness for SMR investment?”

“How confident are you that UK nuclear sites are adequately protected against cyber-attacks, even if they are state sponsored?”

“We are in a difficult geopolitical environment at the moment. We have seen in Iran and Ukraine that energy infrastructure can be a military target. How is scenario-planning accounting for both large nuclear sites and a future fleet of more geographically dispersed SMRs, Simon?”

“How does the risk profile of nuclear compare with other energy technologies?”

“Are you saying that the AMR framework does provide this? We have had evidence that you were calling for a clearer route to market.”

“We have already touched on the issue of relying more on approvals by trusted international regulators. Can I start with you, Mustafa? I have constituents who are concerned that we are just going to accept, for example, US safety standards, as they perceive there to be a different safety culture in the USA. How do we ba…”

“Are you saying that the deadline was wrong? You did not manage it quicker than the deadline.”

“To follow up on AMRs, I was told at an industry event that it is tacitly agreed that France is specialising in molten salt-cooled reactors and we will specialise in high-temperature gas, plus lead-cooled for maritime applications. Is that how you see it? If so, would you still see advantages to having both molten salt …”

“Again, if I can move on, we had the GBE-N SMR design competition. Following on from what we have been talking about, selecting a single SMR design has advantages and disadvantages. Gareth, should the Government implement an equivalent competition for AMRs?”

“Again, if I can move on, we had the GBE-N SMR design competition. Following on from what we have been talking about, selecting a single SMR design has advantages and disadvantages. Gareth, should the Government implement an equivalent competition for AMRs?”

“To follow up on AMRs, I was told at an industry event that it is tacitly agreed that France is specialising in molten salt-cooled reactors and we will specialise in high-temperature gas, plus lead-cooled for maritime applications. Is that how you see it? If so, would you still see advantages to having both molten salt …”

“It sounds like you probably agree with Gareth that running an AMR competition would not be sensible.”

“Simon, you mentioned the SMR competition delays. Is that a sign that GBE-N does not have the capability, capacity or resourcing to manage it effectively?”

“GBE-N has called for a clearer route to market for market-led nuclear projects. What should that route look like, and what role should the Government play in supporting it?”

“Simon, did that competition provide the certainty and investor confidence originally intended or, given all the delays and developer withdrawals, did it affect the UK’s attractiveness for SMR investment?”