HC Deb 25 July 1977 vol 936 c84W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what reply he sent to the warning received by his Department from the Central Electricity Generating Board on or about 8th July that the manimum continuous ordering programme for power station equipment would be withdrawn if Drax B was ordered without any restructuring of the turbo-generator businesses of General Electric Company and C. A. Parsons.

Mr. Benn

Discussions with the CEGB are continuing.