Mr. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy when the CEGB last placed an order for turbine generator equipment for a new power station on employment preservation grounds.
Mr. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether it is the normal practice of the Central Electricity Generating Board, when ordering a power station in which the turbine-generators are a replica of those in an earlier station, to place such an order by single or competitive tender.
Mr. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many of the Central Electricity Generating Board's orders for turbine-generators for new power stations since 1964 have been placed by single tender.
§ Mr. BennI am advised by the CEGB that since 1964 orders for turbo-generators at the following CEGB power stations have been placed by single tender:
Station Date Pembroke … … 1964 Didcot … … 1964 Hinkley Point B … … 1967 Heysham … … 1972 Ince B … … 1972