§ Mr. McGuireasked the Minister of Power what are the reasons for the delay in completing the Dungeness B power station; and what additions to the capital and generating costs will arise from this delay, and from the difficulties recently encountered.
§ Mr. Roy MasonThe details of the mechanical engineering difficulties at Dungeness B station are a matter for the Central Electricity Generating Board and I am asking the Chairman to write to my hon. Friend about them. As I indicated in my reply to his Question of 10th December—[Vol. 775, c. 70]—it is too early to make a reliable assessment of what effects these difficulties may have on completion date or cost.