§ 99. Mr. Snowasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether the new power station to be erected adjacent to the Lea Hall pit, Rugeley, which is at present being sunk, will be in operation in time to receive direct supplies of fuel from the pit in question.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThe colliery and the power station are being developed together. The British Electricity Authority inform me that they expect to commission the first generator in this station in 1958, by which time the colliery should be starting to produce coal. It is hoped to complete the station with a capacity of 540,000 kilowatts by 1963, when the colliery should also have reached full production.