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Letter from John Hayes to the Times newspaper

Sir Vincent de Rivaz (“»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp nuclear option is essential for our future, »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Times Opinion, 17 Sep) is quite right to say that the Energy Billâ€�

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Vincent de Rivaz (“»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp nuclear option is essential for our future, »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Times Opinion, 17 Sep) is quite right to say that the Energy Bill is “one of the most important Bills of this Parliamentâ€�, because the energy sector at the core of our economy, crucial for growth and jobs. It accounted for 4.4% of GDP in 2011 and represents around half of industrial investment in the UK.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp iconic infrastructural commitment, which characterised FDR’s response to US economic woes in the 1930s was an investment in the energy sector - the Hoover Dam. And so it will be here; working with industry, Government will embark upon the greatest reform of the electricity market since privatisation to facilitate unprecedented new investment - with nuclear power playing a key role alongside other technologies.

John Hayes - Minister for Energy
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Published 20 September 2012