HC Deb 20 July 1979 vol 970 cc861-2W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the cumulative total of electricity fed into the grid from each of the advanced gas-cooled reactor power stations now built or being built.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The only advanced gas-cooled reactor power station so far operated by the CEGB in England and Wales is Hinkley Point B, whose output from February 1976 to the end of May 1979 totalled 8,243.2 GWh.

Power stations in Scotland are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the cumulative cost incurred by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the Central Electricity Generating Board on developing, constructing, and operating the advanced gas-gooled reactor power stations now built and being built.

Mr. Norman Lamont

Up to 31 March 1979 the cumulative total cost incurred by the UKAEA and CEGB on developing, constructing and operating the advanced gas-cooled reactor power stations now built and being built was about £1,300 million.

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