§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the breakdown of electricity supply on Merseyside.
§ Mr. EggarI understand that a malfunction in equipment belonging to the National Grid Company led to a cut in electricity supplies in the Liverpool area to some 230,000 Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board customers between about 13.15 and 14.30 on 13 December. NGC is conducting an inquiry and my Department's engineering inspectorate has called for a report of the incident.