Nuclear Generating Capacity - 25th June 2015

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Nuclear Generating Capacity.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2015-06-25/debates/15062546000015/NuclearGeneratingCapacity

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab)

Back in 2008, and in their manifesto, the Conservatives promised no nuclear subsidies on any account, yet the European Commission has granted a subsidy to the UK Government of £17.6 billion for Hinkley Point. How is it that we can subsidise nuclear to that extent yet the Government are cutting subsidies to renewable energy sources?

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