§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Technology what were the amounts of 411W public investment in the coal, electricity and gas industries, respectively, in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, in 1968 and 1969.
Mr. Alan Williams:The figures for 1967–68 and 1968–69 are given below. The information for 1969–70 is not yet available.
£ million National Coal Board* England Scotland Wales 1967–68 … … 63 9 9 1968–69 … … 44 8 6 Electricity Council and Boards† 1967–68 … … 523 71 75 1968–69 … … 424 70 69 Area Gas Boards‡ 1967–68 … … 222 12 7 1968–69 … … 156 11 5 Gas Councilt‡ § Total for all three countries: 1967–68 … … 40 1968–69 … … 50 * National Coal Board figures do not include Investment in North Sea Gas and trade Investments. † Electricity figures include nuclear fuel costs. Scottish figures are for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the South of Scotland Electricity Board. ‡Gas figures do not include costs of conversion to natural gas or loans by Gas Council to North Sea subsidiary Company. § An analysis by countries is not readily avail-able of the Gas Council's expenditure.