§ Mr. Swainasked the Minister of Power whether, in order to reduce imports, he will give a general direction to the Central Electricity Generating Board to use oil-fired power stations only for peak load operation.
§ Mr. MarshNo. The consumption of oil at C.E.G.B. power stations has already been reduced, as a measure of support for the coal industry under the provisions of Section 6 of the Coal Industry Act, 1967, to the lowest level consistent with security of electricity supplies.