§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy, apart from Drax B, when the last coal-fired station was authorised or built; and whether the Government proposes to permit the further construction of such stations.
Million units of account* 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Belgium … … — 16.1 — — — 62.2 Denmark … … — — — — — — Germany … … 119.6 — — 101.6 28.4 — France … … 15.0 78.0 19.1 — 107.4 48.9 Ireland … … — — — — — — Italy … … — — 44.5 — — 37.6 Luxembourg … — — — — — — Netherlands … — — — — — — United Kingdom … — 29.2 58.3 — 80.0 35.7 Total … … 134.6 123.3 121.9 101.6 215.8 184.4 1978 is the latest year for which Community-wide figures are available. In 1979, 156 mua were loaned for nuclear stations in the United Kingdom. Decisions on the sources of finance for future generating capacity will be taken as and when appropriate. * The unit of account was valued at £0.416667 before 1974. From 1974 onwards the EIB has used a unit of account equivalent to the European unit of account, which is a basket of EEC currencies; its value fluctuates, but currently EUA=approximately £0.64.