§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a further statement on progress in developing a gas-gathering pipeline system.
European Investment Bank £ million (outturn prices) 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Oil companies — 10.4 — 65.4 29.1 — — — Electricity Council — 15.6 7.8 — 52.3 — — — National Coal Board — — 7.2 — — — — — British Gas Council — 47.8 45.9 — — — — — Central Electricity Generating Board — — — 26 — 45.8 170 — British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. — — — — — 5 — 75 Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board — — — — — — — — South Wales Electricity Board — — — — — — 31 — Northwestern Electricity Board — — — — — — — — The CEGB also contracted a loan of £50 million in 1979—£47 million has been drawn under the Ortoli loan facility—new Community instrument.
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£ million (outturn prices) 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Research and Development grants to National Coal Board from European Coal and Steel Community — 1.1 1.2 3.0 3.8 2.4 2.3 5.1 Loans to National Coal Board from European Coal and Steel Community — 17.8 71.1 89.9 61.0 171.0 150.9 130.5 Readaptation grants (on basis of timing of distribution)
§ Mr. GrayI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today in response to questions from my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire, South-East (Mr. Rost) and the hon. Members for Dunfermline (Mr. Douglas) and for Fife, Central (Mr. Hamilton).