Ipswich's MP has thanked the Chancellor Rachel Reeves for "investment in my town" after extra free school meals and investment into Sizewell C was confirmed earlier this week.
Ipswich MP Jack Abbott was speaking after the Chancellor's new spending review, which took place in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
He said: "I welcome the huge raft of announcements today, not least the announcement that we will expand free school meals, which will benefit 6,500 children in Ipswich.
"I also want to celebrate the enormous, multibillion-pound green light for Sizewell C. We all know its national importance, from energy security to powering six million homes, but I cannot overstate the difference it will make in Ipswich and Suffolk, particularly to our young people, who now have the promise of a skilled, secure and well-paid job.
"I thank the Chancellor from the bottom of my heart for the investment in my town and county. Can she expand on how else the new age of nuclear will benefit our whole country?"
The Chancellor thanked Mr Abbott for his question and reiterated the government's commitment to nuclear power.
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