§ 22. Mr. Draysonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether the civil engineering contracts at Poplar Power Station are being placed on an all-risk basis; what was the accepted tender price for the first civil engineering contract; what will be the final cost of this contract; and how much cash has already been advanced to the contractor.
§ Mr. GaitskellThe first contract for digging out the foundations was placed on an all-risk basis. After work had begun, bomb damage was revealed which involved the carrying out of work at a cost higher than the total cost of the first contract. Accordingly, in order to cover this work, an addition was made to the original contract. It would be contrary to normal practice to disclose the financial details of these contracts in a Parliamentary answer, but I understand that the only payments made have been for completed and measured work.