CONTINGENT LIABILITY RELATING TO HINKLEY POINT C POWER STATION

That this House objects to the Departmental Minute from the Department for Energy and Climate Change, dated 21 October 2015, concerning contingent liabilities relating to the entering into of contracts regarding the Hinkley Point C power station; and directs the Department to ensure a full examination is undertaken of the nature, extent and consequences of the contingent liability which it proposes to incur, including any associated risk to public funds and impacts on energy bills, before proceeding any further with accepting this liability.