§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the proportion of total electricity generation operated by private industry; and whether he will encourage the installation of private plants to offset disruption in the event of a national stoppage of power supplies.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanFor information on the electricity available from industrial producers and the public supply I would refer my hon. Friend to Table 62 of the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics, 1972, which is available in the Library of the House. The economies of private generation depend upon the circumstances at individual plants so that it must be a matter for the consumer to decide whether he should spend money on private generating plant.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his estimate of the proportion of the total electricity privately generated in France.
§ Mr. EmeryI understand that in France in 1971 electricity generated by other than the public supply authorities represented some 9 per cent. of total electricity generated.