Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 35
35
Acknowledged
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Increase nuclear sector permeability to other commercial, engineering, and scientific sectors.
Conclusion
As a matter of strategic planning, the Government and the sector should, at a time of expansion, deliberately increase the permeability of the sector to other commercial, engineering and scientific sectors.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges its commitment to ensuring the nuclear industry has the required skills and works with the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group and Nuclear Skills Taskforce to identify gaps, but does not specify actions to increase the sector's permeability to other commercial, engineering, and scientific sectors.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
[Response to 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36] • The Government is committed to ensuring the UK nuclear industry has the required skills to deliver on its existing decommissioning requirements together with supporting the proposed programme of new nuclear. • The Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSSG) an employer-led Nuclear Industry Skills lead and provides ‘one voice’ to government. The Government works closely with the NSSG on targeted actions that reflect the ambitions for the UK’s civil nuclear programme to help identify skills gaps, required training programs and qualifications. • The Nuclear Skills Taskforce, jointly launched by the Minister for Nuclear and Networks, Andrew Bowie MP, and the Minister for Defence Procurement James Cartlidge, has a remit to turbocharge the work already undertaken with industry and across government, including by the NSSG. The Taskforce will ensure we have the right people, with the right skills to deliver on our nuclear ambitions.