§ Mr. McGuireasked the Minister of Power what is the cost to the Central Electricity Generating Board of having to carry the total development cost of 258W the nuclear-powered electricity programme; and by how much the price of electricity could be reduced to industrial and domestic consumers if the cost of such development were financed by the National Research Development Corporation.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeThe Central Electricity Generating Board estimates that, when the present nuclear power programme is completed, its additional annual costs will be about £25 million to £30 million. For the answer to the second part of the Question, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Liverpool, Edge Hill (Mr. A. J. Irvine), on 15th December.