§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will open the major general civil engineering contracts for Torness to competitive tenders and not restrict the participants to those associated with the Nuclear Power Corporation or British Nuclear Associates.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe letting of contracts for Torness power station is a matter for the South of Scotland Electricity Board, I am, however, advised by the board that it has selected Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd. as the contractor for the main civil engineering works and that the contractor was authorised in March of this year to proceed with sections of the works.