HC Deb 24 February 1992 vol 204 cc396-7W
26. Mr. Dunn

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the level of production lost through industrial disputes in the coal industry in(a) 1980–81, (b) 1986–87 and (c) 1990–91.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Saleable tonnage lost as a result of industrial disputes for the years quoted are as follows:

Million tones
1980–81 1.5
1986–87 1.0
1990–91 0.2

Mr. Gregory

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many days were lost through strikes in the coal industry in 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1991; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Wakeham

This Department does not collect information of this nature. British Coal, however, records saleable tonnage lost as a result of disputes in its annual report, and the latest figures are:

Million tones
1978–79 1.5
1982–83 3.6
1986–87 1.0
1990–91 0.2

Site Applicant Proposals Status
Hinkley Point "C" Nuclear Electric 1,200 MW PWR Consent given 6 September 1990
Killingholme "A" National Power 1,020 MW combined cycle gas turbine station (CCGT) Consent given 17 April 1990
Little Barford National Power 680 MW CCGT Consent given 5 February 1991
Rye House PowerGen 560–680 MW CCGT Consent given 19 December 1990
Sutton Bridge Electricity System Industry 60 MW coal-fired station Withdrawn
Ratcliffe on Soar PowerGen Installation of FGD Consent given 27 March 1991
Ferrybridge "C" PowerGen Installation of FGD Under consideration
Wilton Teesside Power Ltd. 1,725 MW CCGT Consent given 5 November 1990.
Deeside Deeside Power Development Company Ltd. 450 MW CCGT Consent given 15 November 1990. A new application to increase the output to 500 MW has been received and is under consideration
Drax National Power New ash disposal facilities Under consideration
Keadby Energy Resources Ltd. 720 MW CCGT Consent given 4 March 1991
Plymouth PowerGen 350–450 MW CCGT Under consideration
Staythorpe "C" National Power 1,500 MW CCGT Awaiting report of public inquiry
Angle Bay Texaco Ltd. 1,100 or 1,280 MW CCGT Consent given 9 September 1991
Didcot "B" National Power 1,500 MW CCGT Awaiting report of public inquiry
Ryedale Kelt UK Ltd. 50–60 MW open cycle gas turbine station Awaiting report of public inquiry
Coryton Coryton Cogen Ltd. 460 MW CCGT Consent given 4 July 1991
Barking Barking Power Ltd. 1000 MW CCGT Consent given 11 February 1992
Rugby Rugby Power Company Ltd. 380 MW CCGT Withdrawn
Blyth National Power New ash disposal facilities Consent given 3 February 1992
Killingholme "PowerGen" PowerGen Cooling water works Withdrawn
Belvedere Cory Environmental Ltd. 126 MW station fuelled by refuse Under consideration
Ardleigh Eastern Generation Ltd. 380 MW CCGT Under consideration
Medway Medway Power Ltd. 660 MW CCGT Under consideration
King's Lynn Energy Supply Company Ltd. 118 MW CCGT Consent given 14 January 1992
Stallingborough Humber Power Ltd. 1,100 MW CCGT Under consideration
Dungeness Nuclear Electric New low level waste handling facility Under consideration
West Burton National Power New ash disposal facility Under consideration
Pembroke National Power Fitting of new dust control equipment Under consideration
Connah's Quay PowerGen 1,350 MW CCGT Under consideration
Shoreham South Coast Power Ltd. 450 MW CCGT Under consideration
Oldbury-on-Severn Nuclear Electric Installation of a silt lagoon Under consideration
Charterhouse Street, London ECI Citigen Ltd. 90 MW station fuelled by gas and fuel oil Under consideration
Spondon Courtaulds 318 MW CCGT Under consideration
Seabank Seabank Power Ltd. 1,212 MW CCGT Under consideration
Greenwich MetroPower Ltd. 370 MW CCGT Under consideration
Sutton Bridge Independent Power Generators Ltd. 700 MW CCGT Under consideration
Trafford, Manchester Electricity System Industry Ltd. 680 MW CCGT Under consideration
King's Lynn Eastern Generation Ltd. 380 MW CCGT Under consideration

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