§ Mr. Palmerasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish the unit charge for the electricity supplied to the Anglesey Aluminium Company under the agreement made with the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1970; and what were the terms of the contract, its duration and contractual arrangements for termination in the 386W event of no profitable aluminium being produced.
§ Mr. EadieDetails of the contract are confidential to the parties concerned but, as indicated in Cmnd.3819, it provides for a supply of power for approximately 30 years; and in the event of the supply being permanently terminated before the end of that period there is provision for CEGB to make a payment to the company in respect of the residual value, if any, in the contract.