§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied that the law pertaining to the holding of mock auctions provides sufficient safeguard to
194W(2) if he will list the 22 power stations to be closed by the Central Electricity Generating Board under the accelerated closure programme, and the length of working life of each one;
(3) whether the 3 and 4 gigawatts of generating capacity to be taken out of service by the Central Electricity Generating Board under the accelerated closure programme will be replaced by nuclear, coal-fired, or oil-fired stations.
§ Mr. Norman LamontDetails of the power stations it is proposed to decommission in October 1981, including the length of working life of each one, are set out in the attached table. Ten of these stations are oil-fired and the remainder coal-fired.
These stations are being taken out of service at a time when there is surplus capacity on the system, and will not therefore be replaced by new plant.
the public; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimThe Director General of Fair Trading is required to collect evidence of practices which may adversely affect the interests of consumers and has certain powers to initiate action 195W against such practices. I suggest that my hon. Friend should send to the Director General any evidence available to him which suggests that the Mock Auctions Act 1961 does not provide adequate safeguards for the consumer.