Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the latest information on the comparative cost of base load electricity supplied by the Central Electricity Generating Board to the electricity boards according to whether the source of generation is coal, oil, water or nuclear power.
Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 7 November 1983, c. 14.]: The CEGB has carried out a comprehensive analysis on power station generation costs, including capital charges, and this information is contained in its "Analysis of Generation Costs", published February 1983, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House of Commons. This covers coal, oil and nuclear generation but does not deal with hydro generation, which is not used by the CEGB to generate base load electricity.
Infrastructure grants to Cornwall Year European regional development fund*† European investment bank (loans)† Transport supplementary‡ Derelict land clearance║ Coast protection Sea defence¶ Land drainage¶ £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 1972–73 — — — 12 — — 16 1973–74 — — — 11 — — 7 1974–75 — — — 8 — 1 1 1975–76 28 — 205 15 — — 22 1976–77 110 4,000 1,140 17 13 — 49 1977–78 137 2,500 1,216 25 — 2 54 1978–79 905 — 1,628 88 23 78 40 1979–80 731 — 3,178 2 — 93 4 1980–81 3,719 3,000 4,631 17 — 42 36 1981–82 1,024 3,000 5,438 28 137 1 97 1982–83 1,586 2,500 5,562 934 76 8 135 1983–84 n/a n/a 5,750 458 n/a n/a n/a * ERDF grant commitments have been awarded on a calendar year basis since 1975 and maybe subject to partial decommitment if works do not proceed as planned. † ERDF grants and EIB loans often relate to jointly financed projects in Cornwall and Devon, in such cases half the award is estimated as falling to Cornwall. ‡ TSG is a block grant paid towards the county's overall annual transport expenditure since 1975–76, including infrastructure works. ob/ The DOE derelict land clearance and coast protection grants presented are the initial awards. ¶ MAFF sea defence and land drainage grants cover small parts of Devon.