HC Deb 28 January 1957 vol 563 cc113-4W
95. Mr. Gower

asked the Paymaster-General if he will now arrange for the allocation to Wales of part of the enlarged atomic power programme recently approved by him; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maudling

The siting of power stations in England and Wales is primarily a matter for the Central Electricity Authority and must chiefly depend on the availability of suitable sites and the pattern of demand for electricity, but I am sure that the Authority will give every consideration to possible sites for nuclear stations in Wales. No revised nuclear power programme has yet been approved.