§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what steps he has taken to offset the effect of the rail stoppages earlier this year on supplies of coal to the Central Electricity Generating Board.
§ Mr. Lawson[pursuant to his reply, 7 April 1982, c. 339]: A grant of £15.5 million has now been made to the Central Electricity Generating Board to cover the net cost of additional oil consumed by the CEBG as a result of the effects on coal deliveries of the rail stoppages earlier this year.
Subject to the approval of a Supplementary Estimate, the cash limit for Class IV Vote 5, Industrial Support (Department of Energy) will be increased from £668,048,000 to £683,548,000. The electricity supply industry's external financing limit will not be altered and there will be no addition to public expenditure.