HC Deb 14 March 1963 vol 673 c190W
Mr. Wingfield Digby

asked the Minister of Power whether he will issue a direction to the Central Electricity Generating Board to spend the large sums allowed to them for capital expenditure primarily on conventional power stations generating maximum power at an economic cost, in view of the experience of the last month.

Mr. Wood

No. The Board is acting in accordance with the programme of capital development the general lines of which I have approved.