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  Nuclear Power - Will be addressed on its own merits
  
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  The majority of MPs voted for the motion:[1]
  
  **This House 
  * ''welcomes'' the publication earlier this year of the Performance and Innovation Unit's review of the strategic issues surrounding energy policy for Great Britain up to 2050;[2] 
  * ''welcomes'' the Government's commitment to publish an Energy White Paper in the New Year setting out a long-term framework for energy policy following its recent extensive and innovative public consultation on energy issues; 
  * ''understands'' that British Energy's problems, and those of certain other players, are about companies rather than a way of generating electricity and welcomes the speed with which the market can respond to protect the interests of consumers; 
  * ''recognizes'' that the future of nuclear power in the UK is a question that has to be addressed on its own merits, not in the light of a particular set of circumstances surrounding a particular private sector company; 
  * ''further recognizes'' that it is not the responsibility of Government to bail out electricity suppliers unless it threatens safety or security of electricity supplies; and 
  * ''welcomes'' the work Government has done to promote sustainable energy use in terms of energy use reductions and to promote the development of renewable energy.
  
  This replaced a previous motion that had been voted down by the majority of MPs.[3]
  
  *[1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2002-10-22.201.0#g209.1 Brian Wilson MP], House of Commons, 22 October 2002
  *[2] [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/work_areas/energy.aspx Energy Review], Performance and Innovation Unit, February 2002
  *[3] [Nuclear Power - Not competitive - rejected], House of Commons, 2002
  
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