§ 24. Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his latest assessment of the earliest date at which the proposed Severn barrage could be providing electricity.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe Severn estuary is one of the best potential sites in the world due to its exceptionally high tidal range. A barrage there would, if required, supply up to 6 per cent. of electricity demand in England and Wales in the year 2003 at the earliest.