§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Minister of Power what estimate he has made of the additional cost involved in the decision to modify the basic advanced gas-cooled reactor fuel element from the 7 inch design at Dungeness B in favour of a 7½ inch design at Hinckley B; and how such cost is divided between the contract price to the consortium and the Atomic Energy Authority development costs.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Technology what estimate he has made of the additional cost involved in the decision to modify the basic advanced gas-cooled reactor fuel element from the 7 inch design at Dungeness B in favour of a 7½ inch design at Hinckley B; and how such cost is divided between the contract price to the consortium and the Atomic Energy Authority development costs.
§ Mr. FreesonI have been asked to reply also to my hon. Friend the Member for West Lothian (Mr. Dalyell).
So far as the first part of the Question is concerned, this is entirely a matter for the C.E.G.B. The Answer to the second 143W part is that these are commercial matters for negotiation between the parties concerned.