§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY THE CEGB ON BUILDING POWER STATIONS £ million Type of Capacity Year Cos Fired Coal-Fired Oil-Fired* Nuclear† 1963–64 … … … — 116 19 108(20) 1964–65 … … … — 145 30 93 (9) 1965–66 … … … — 161 42 62(7) 1966–67 … … … — 188 51 58(4) 1967–68 … … … — 159 59 49(0) 1968–69 … … … — 116 51 54(9) 1969–70 … … … — 78 35 72(10) 1970–71 … … … — 60 28 97(20) 1971–72 … … … — 44 33 101 (12) 1972–73‡ … … … — 22 45 113 (6) Totals … … … — 1,089 393 807(97) * Includes expenditure on main gas turbine stations. † Includes the expenditure on the initial nuclear fuel charges shown in brackets. ‡ Provisional figures. Expenditure for the next three years will depend upon decisions yet to be taken about the capital investment programme of the CEGB which is being considered.