HC Deb 22 June 1978 vol 952 cc287-8W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the additional costs incurred by the South of Scotland Electricity Board in consequence of the damage incurred at the Hunterston B power station will be borne by consumers of electricity in the Board's area; and if so, what sum per consumer will be involved.

Mr. Millan

I will ask the chairman to write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how electricity prices in the South of Scotland Electricity Board area compare with prices in other parts of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Millan

Full details are given in the Scottish boards' reports and accounts and the Electricity Councils' statement of accounts and statistics for 1976–77, the latest year for which comparable figures have been published. In that year the average price of sales to domestic consumers in the South of Scotland Board area was 2.03 pence per uit which was lower than that for any board in England and Wales.

Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can now give the full additional costs apart from repair costs sustained by the South of Scotland Electricity Board in consequence of the damage incurred at the Hunterston B Power Station; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Millan

I will ask the chairman to write to the hon. Member.

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