§ Mr. Stoddartasked the Lord Privy Seal if, when placing advertisements regarding its new wave lengths to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the BBC sought to use the advertising columns of the Morning Star.
Electricity generated by public supply power stations by type of fuel—United Kingdom (Per cent.) 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Coal (*) 70.8 65.6 57.1 65.1 56.2 64.5 67.4 66–7 67.9 70.1 75.7 Oil (†) 17.1 22.0 28.6 23.2 26.6 19.9 15.7 16.0 17.0 15.2 9.8 Nuclear 9.6 9.9 10.4 9.1 11.7 10.6 12.7 13.9 12.5 12.4 12.6 Other 2.5 2.5 3.9 2.6 5.5 4.2 5.0 3.4 2.6 2.3 1.9 Notes: (*) Includes generation from Coke and estimates of generation from coal at mixed and dual fired stations. (†) Includes estimates of generation from oil at mixed and dual fired stations. The percentages of electricity that are likely to be generated from the various fuels in 1990 are uncertain and will depend on a number of factors, including the evolution of electricity demand, plant availability and performance, and the price and availability of fuels.
With the completion of the nuclear stations presently under construction, nuclear capacity in the public supply system is expected to increase from its current level of 5.8 GW to about 11 GW. This capacity will make an important contribution to keeping oil burn at a low level in 1990.