§ 22. Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Transport whether the whole of the 10 schemes designed under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1926, covering Great Britain, have now been completed; and can he give particulars of the total amount of expenditure involved in these various schemes?
§ Mr. PYBUSThe Electricity Commissioners have prepared and transmitted to the Central Electricity Board nine schemes under the provisions of Section 4 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1926. These nine schemes, which cover the whole of Great Britain except Northern Scotland, have all been adopted by the Board and are being carried into execution. A scheme for Northern Scotland is at present under preparation by the Electricity Commissioners, who hope to transmit it to the Central Board before the end of the present year. The expenditure involved in carrying out the nine schemes cannot yet be ascertained as the work is still in progress but the estimated amount is approximately £29,000,000 on the transmission system and 219,000.000 gross on standardisation of frequency.
§ Mr. DAYCan the hon. Gentleman say anything with reference to the tenth scheme and when he hopes that will be carried out?
§ Mr. PYBUSThat scheme will be handed over to the Board by the Electricity Commissioners before the end of the year.