I welcome today’s announcement of the new £2.9 billion Infrastructure Delivery Partnership at Sellafield.
This long-term investment will secure and protect skilled jobs here in West Cumbria while ensuring the site has the modern, reliable infrastructure it needs to deliver its nationally important mission safely and efficiently.
The inclusion of strong commitments to local employment, apprenticeships, and community benefit is particularly important. Sellafield’s success has always been tied to the people and communities that host it, and this new partnership shows how social value investment can go hand-in-hand with world-class engineering and economic opportunity.
I have already met with Morgan Sindall to discuss the potential of their social value investment and I will be meeting the other contractors in due course to discuss how they can contribute most effectively to the local community.
This is good news for workers, local businesses, and for the future of our community.
Josh MacAlister MP 