Urgent Question on Nuclear Industry Safety
19 May 2011 (updated on 19 May 2011)
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, responded to an urgent question asked by Paul Flynn, Labour MP for Newport West, in the House of Commons on Wednesday 18 May on the implications of the Weightman Report.
The Weightman Report
The Weightman Report is an interim report, independently produced by Dr Mike Weightman and the Office of Nuclear Regulation.
- Written Ministerial Statement: Fukushima (Interim Report)
- Office for Nuclear Regulation: Chief Nuclear Inspector publishes interim 'lessons learnt' report [external website]
The interim report examines the immediate lessons learned by the UK nuclear industry following the events at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear site in March 2011.
The final report is due in September and is expected to cover the nuclear industry in more detail.
Watch and read the urgent question and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
- Video and audio: Urgent Question on Nuclear Industry Safety
- Commons Hansard: Nuclear Industry Safety
Further information
Find current parliamentary material on nuclear power in the Topics section on the Parliament website.
Urgent question
Urgent questions are asked at the end of Question Time. If something has happened, normally a matter of public importance, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to ask an urgent question.
If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked at the end of Question Time.