§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current cost of the "Plan for Coal" compared with original estimates; and what increase is (a) attributable to inflation and (b) to modification of the original programme.
§ Mr. John MooreThe original estimate of investment under " Plan for Coal " was £1,400 million at March 1974 prices. The revised estimate at July 1979 prices is £5,170 million. After allowing for the increase due to inflation, this represents a real increase of 43 per cent.