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Speeches by Onn.

Every Hansard contribution by Melanie Onn this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.

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DateDebate & contributionWords
27 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

You are not going to change the classification in any way. You would not consider it. It will be entirely unnecessary, in your view.

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27 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Waste burner concepts assume that plutonium is treated as fuel, but UK policy classifies plutonium as waste. Are there any implications justifying that contradiction, or do you intend to change the classification?

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27 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Okay. We cannot wait until then, can we?

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27 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

For those that require a long-term storage still, there would be no requirement for that to be built prior.

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27 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

There is no expectation then. That page 99 requirement says that arrangements must exist before new nuclear consents are granted. You do not think that there is any expectation. You say that, for new nuclear, there must be a predetermined waste management plan paid for by the developer. There is no expectation that the

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27 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

How is the 2008 page 99 requirement, which is that effective waste management arrangements must exist before new nuclear consents are granted, being interpreted and applied today?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Are the Government looking at GBE-N in that capacity as well? Do they have expectations?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Have they shared anything with you about expectations?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Gareth, does the public corporation model provide a sustainable way for UKNNL to deliver Government priorities, given its reliance on commercial revenues while acting as a custodian of nationally critical nuclear capabilities? There seems to be some tension between those two requirements.

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Do we have a timeframe for when that is likely to conclude?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Simon, now that GBE-N holds an electricity generating licence, will it participate in the building and operating of nuclear infrastructure with a view to being an investment vehicle to deliver returns for the Government?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Can I ask both of you how you will judge the success of your organisations by the end of the decade? I do not want to say “failure” but, conversely, what would constitute less of a success?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

The Nuclear Futures Institute praised UKNNL and encouraged it to diversify its offer to industry. Are there any plans for diversification?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Do we have a timeframe for when that is likely to conclude?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Suitably vague.

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Are the Government looking at GBE-N in that capacity as well? Do they have expectations?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Have they shared anything with you about expectations?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Can I ask both of you how you will judge the success of your organisations by the end of the decade? I do not want to say “failure” but, conversely, what would constitute less of a success?

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

Suitably vague.

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22 Apr 2026Energy Security and Net Zero Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 735)

The Nuclear Futures Institute praised UKNNL and encouraged it to diversify its offer to industry. Are there any plans for diversification?

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MethodEach row is one contribution (intervention or speech). Word count from the official text.