Speeches by Collinge.

“Thank you. Richard, on the communication thing again, the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce said the sector shows “extreme risk aversion”, with regulators making overly conservative, costly decisions disproportionate to the actual risks and disproportionate to any other risk assessment in any other industry. They concluded …”

“That is interesting for me, coming from a perspective of Heysham where, even with extensions, we are moving towards defueling and then decommissioning. What I am trying to work out is how to make that a bridge into the next generation of nuclear in Heysham. I want to talk about consultations. It was interesting, Struan…”

“That is interesting because I want to ask about lengthy consultations and how they can potentially strain communities. I thought your delineation was interesting, Richard, between inner host communities and slightly further away ones, and I potentially recognise that from my area. Richard, do you think consultation can…”

“Low-traffic neighbourhood?”

“So it is about how to do it and how to think about it.”

“This brings me on to my next thing, about talking more generally and communicating around nuclear, and particularly around public safety. Communities like mine that host nuclear do not have any concerns about safety because we have lived there with no concerns, we understand the industry, the safety culture and quite a…”

“As it came up, Chair, and as we have some expertise here, I want to ask about the semi-urban population density criteria. As it applies to Heysham currently, we have two operating nuclear power stations but we cannot build SMRs there because of that. That has been recommended for review in Fingleton. I am trying to joi…”

“We have our two operating nuclear power stations already there, safely operating for decades. We have nuclear submarines that I presume come quite close to large population centres.”

“That is interesting for me, coming from a perspective of Heysham where, even with extensions, we are moving towards defueling and then decommissioning. What I am trying to work out is how to make that a bridge into the next generation of nuclear in Heysham. I want to talk about consultations. It was interesting, Struan…”

“That is interesting because I want to ask about lengthy consultations and how they can potentially strain communities. I thought your delineation was interesting, Richard, between inner host communities and slightly further away ones, and I potentially recognise that from my area. Richard, do you think consultation can…”

“I want to come on to communicating about nuclear more generally in a moment, but to stick consultations I will come to you, Zion. You have campaigned both for and against nuclear, which is such an interesting story. I need to say for transparency, Chair, that I have read and endorsed Zion’s latest book publicly. I find…”

“I want to come on to communicating about nuclear more generally in a moment, but to stick consultations I will come to you, Zion. You have campaigned both for and against nuclear, which is such an interesting story. I need to say for transparency, Chair, that I have read and endorsed Zion’s latest book publicly. I find…”

“I have a couple of minutes left to talk about sites approaching the end of their operational life, such as Heysham, and the experience of communities going through the transition. Struan, what support do you think impacted communities might need?”

“We have our two operating nuclear power stations already there, safely operating for decades. We have nuclear submarines that I presume come quite close to large population centres.”

“Thank you. Richard, on the communication thing again, the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce said the sector shows “extreme risk aversion”, with regulators making overly conservative, costly decisions disproportionate to the actual risks and disproportionate to any other risk assessment in any other industry. They concluded …”

“Low-traffic neighbourhood?”

“So it is about how to do it and how to think about it.”

“This brings me on to my next thing, about talking more generally and communicating around nuclear, and particularly around public safety. Communities like mine that host nuclear do not have any concerns about safety because we have lived there with no concerns, we understand the industry, the safety culture and quite a…”

“I am running out of time—so, having a space where people can come and ask questions?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for bringing forward this important debate. It has been 137 days since the ceasefire started in Gaza, and although attention has drifted in the media, the humanitarian crisis rages on. The health sector i…”