Source · Select Committees · Welsh Affairs Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Rejected
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Encourage Hitachi to sell Wylfa Newydd site or join a consortium for future nuclear development.
Recommendation
Given that the land at Wylfa Newydd is owned by Hitachi, it is unclear what the current state of play is at the site. If there is to be new nuclear at Wylfa, the issue of ownership of the land needs to be addressed. We reiterate a recommendation of our predecessor Committee and call on the UK Government to encourage Hitachi to sell the Wylfa Newydd site or take part in a consortium of developers to allow future development.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the specific recommendation to encourage Hitachi to sell or join a consortium, stating that any decision to sell the Wylfa Newydd site is a commercial one for Hitachi. They confirm ongoing dialogue with site owners and that Great British Nuclear will work on broader access to potential sites, while also developing a new National Policy Statement for future nuclear deployment.
Paragraph Reference:
29
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 7 July 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗