HC Deb 29 July 1964 vol 699 c339W
Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Minister of Power what was the average cost per kilowatt of power stations commissioned in 1952 and in the latest year available; and what has been the percentage change in cost.

Mr. Peyton

The average cost of stations commissioned in England and Wales in 1952 was £68 a kilowatt compared with about £40 in 1963, a fall of about 42 per cent.