Michael Shanks

That is a legitimate reason for us to say no to a particular investment.

I do think it is surprising he is now making what feels like a political intervention.

I totally accept that people might not like that, but it is critical national infrastructure and it has to be built somewhere.

Safety in the workplace must always come first.

This misunderstands the risks those working in politics face.

The Games show what is possible when we build the clean power Britain needs, and we're making great progress.

sadly Scotland is missing out on the enormous economic and energy security potential

the Labour government is delivering a golden age of nuclear in England and Wales

We respect the devolution settlement. The Scottish government has a view on not approving planning applications for new nuclear. We are not in the business of riding roughshod over that, but I am not going to stop making the case for the…

Scotland will end up being reliant on nuclear being imported from other parts of the UK on days where there's low wind.

More than 70 per cent of the supply chain for the SMRs of Wales will be built in Britain, that's jobs and opportunities, but obviously we could open up even more opportunities if we were actually building the projects in Scotland as well.

First of all, it's a recognition that Scotland does have real potential for new nuclear. It's got skills, it's got communities who have had nuclear in the past, and so are more likely to support it.

It's a huge economic opportunity for Scotland, but also we would point to the fact that nuclear, every single day, is providing base loads in Scotland alongside renewables, and our argument is you need both to have a stable, secure energy…

Thousands of good jobs are being created right now in renewable energy and upgrading our grid and we want to make it as easy as possible for people with skills from the oil and gas industry to take advantage of these opportunities.