HC Deb 06 March 1978 vol 945 cc539-40W
Mr. George Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated total cost of installing a natural gas pipeline from Scotland to Northern Ireland.

Mr. Concannon

The British Gas Corporation has estimated the cost of an 18 inch diameter natural gas pipeline, from Portpatrick in Scotland to Bangor in Northern Ireland, at £24 million. Linking Portpatrick to the existing pipeline system in Great Britain and bringing the gas into Belfast have been estimated by the corporation to cost a further £18.2 million. Both figures are at 1976 prices.