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Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 25 November 2024UIN 14687

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of funding from the public purse for Sizewell C has been (a) spent on and (b) committed to companies with headquarters in (i) the UK and (ii) what foreign countries.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The details of contracts agreed by Sizewell C with its suppliers are commercially sensitive. The project has made a commitment to spend 70 per cent of the construction value in the UK.

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