HC Deb 02 March 1972 vol 832 c173W
92. Mr. Mason

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the total number of coal-fired power stations by name which have recently undergone a change of firing which has necessitated the increased use of light fuel oil; what has been the estimated cost of these operations; and if he will now specify exactly when these stations will revert to coal burning only.

Sir J. Eden

I am asking the Chairman of the C.E.G.B. to write to the right hon. Member. How long the operation will continue will depend on how quickly coal stocks can be built up.