Alan Brown
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“I congratulate the member for securing the debate, which seems, in effect, to be on behalf of the trade body the Nuclear Industry Association. It will come as no surprise to the member that I disagree with a lot of what he said, but I also have to say that his motion contains several inaccuracies. Nuclear is not green.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“The current strike price for Hinkley C—the Scottish National Party’s bête noire—is £131 per megawatt hour. Finally, on waste, nuclear power is unique in that its waste is fully identified, regulated, contained and managed.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“The reality is that a new station that has taken 15 years to build does not address energy security. The other point concerns low cost. The projected cost of Hinkley Point C station is now £50 billion, but the original estimate was £18 billion.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“As I said in my remarks, Hinkley Point C’s strike price is about £131 per megawatt hour, and the strike price for floating offshore wind is about £230, so the member has just misled the chamber. Alan Brown: The member is not listening to me.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“The member keeps talking about baseload. Does he realise that, as long ago as 2015, the then chief executive of National Grid said that baseload was an “outdated” concept?”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“I am grateful for the member’s intervention, because it allows me to put him straight yet again. He actually adds to the counterarguments that I will no doubt face from the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗