MPs have called on the Government to explain how Sizewell C will meet its target of spending 70% of construction expenditure in the UK and keep associated jobs in the country.
In a report published on 28 October, the Public Accounts Committee asked the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to set out how the nuclear project would leave a lasting legacy through skills, supply-chain capacity and infrastructure.
The committee also wants Sizewell C Ltd and the department to report to Parliament every six months, rather than annually.
Those updates should cover actual and forecast costs, timetable changes, progress against milestones, and the expected effects on electricity bills and investor returns.
MPs said shareholders would receive six-monthly updates verified by an independent technical adviser and argued that Parliament and the public needed equivalent transparency.
They also called for earlier notification if cost or schedule forecasts became unreliable, or a significant design change affected delivery.
UK supplier commitment
The developer has previously reported progress towards the pledge. In an update dated 20 May, Sizewell C said more than 1,000 UK suppliers had benefited from work on the project, with UK spending just under £5bn.
It said the supplier total covered direct suppliers paid by the project, rather than the wider supply chain, and defined spending as invoices paid. Those figures describe the position reported in May, not a new October contract award.
These are recommendations to the Government and the project company, not new procurement rules or an announcement of additional scaffolding contracts.
