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 fact that Scotland is missing out.
Acknowledging the Scottish Government's stance on nuclear power.
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