§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is, at latest survey prices, the total expenditure on research and development associated with the advanced gas-cooled reactor programme; what contributions are made by the electricity authorities to those costs; and what is the capital expenditure to date on each of the five advanced gas-cooled reactor stations.
§ Mr. EadieThe UKAEA spent £157 million net at historic prices on generic research and development in support of the AGR programme up to the end of the financial year 1977–78. The information at latest survey prices is not available. No contributions have been made by the
338WThe following table shows typical prices and price increases for household coal in a selection of towns for February 1974 and July 1978. These prices generally relate to domestic consumer deliveries of between five and nine hundredweight (cwt).
During the period 19th February 1974 to 13th June 1978, the coal and smokeless fuel component of the general index of retail prices rose by 122.4 per cent. and the all-items index increased by 93.9 per cent.
generating boards to these costs, but they will be paying for all specific design and development work associated with new AGR orders.
I am asking the chairman of the CEGB to write to the hon. Member about the board's own expenditure on research and development for the AGR programme and the total capital expenditure to date on the AGR stations. The Scottish boards are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.
§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the total electricity output from each of the advanced gas-cooled reactor stations to date.
§ Mr. EadieI am advised by the CEGB that the total electricity generated by its AGR stations was about 6.2 TWh up to end June 1978. Hunterston is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.