§ Mr. Walter Harrisonasked the Minister of Power how many power stations were under construction in 1962, 1963 and 1964, respectively; and what were their respective locations and rated outputs.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeThis information is given in Appendix 7 of the Central Electricity Generating Board's Annual Reports for 1961–62 and 1962–63 and Appendix 3 of their Report for 1963–64.
§ Mr. Walter Harrisonasked the Minister of Power how many coal-fired power stations are under construction at present; and what is the location and estimated coal consumption per annum of each.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeThe information is given below. The regions are those of the Central Electricity Generating Board and the figures of estimated coal consumption are for the first full year of operation of each power station.
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Stations Estimated Coal Consumption (million tons) North East Blyth B … … … 3¼ Drax … … … 6 Eggborough … … … 5 Ferrybridge C … … … 5 Thorpe Marsh … … … 2¾ North West Fiddler's Ferry … … … 4 Midland Cottam … … … 4¾ Drakelow C … … … 4 Ironbridge B … … … 2 Ratcliffe … … … 5½ Rugeley B … … … 2 West Burton … … … 4¾ South West Aberthaw B … … … 24¼ Didcot … … … 3½ South East Kingsnorth … … … 2½* Tilbury B … … … 2¼ West Thurrock … … … 2½ * This is a dual-fired station at which the coal-burn has been assumed to be two-thirds of the total fuel consumed.
§ Mr. Walter Harrisonasked the Minister of Power (1) what was the total cost of contracting work done by area electricity boards directly on power stations under construction in 1962, 1963 and 1964 respectively;
(2) what was the cost of private electrical contracting work done on behalf of the Central Electricity Generating Board on power stations under construction in 1962, 1963, and 1964, respectively.
§ Mr. John MorrisI am informed by the Central Electricity Generating Board that the value of contracts placed with private electrical contractors and with area electricity boards in these three years, for work on power stations under construction, was as follows:
With private electrical contractors With Area Electricity Boards £ £ 1962 … … 1,100,000 133,300 1963 … … 764,900 71,000 1964 … … 1,346,500 186,500