asked Her Majesty's Government:

What progress is being made in their discussions with the Government of France on the proposed nuclear power stations joint project. [HL2787]

The French and UK nuclear safety regulating authorities announced enhanced co-operation on 27 March. In particular, they will work together to establish a joint project approach to the regulation of the European pressurised water reactor should that go on to the next stage of generic design assessment alongside other reactor designs, following the prioritisation process recently announced by the UK Government. This joint approach in relation to the EPR will not prejudice other designs involved in the prioritisation process.