§ Mr. David Howellasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the policy of his Department towards a contract by the British Gas Corporation to purchase (a) some of, and (b) all of the natural gas prospectively available from the Norwegian Sleipner field; and what
Station Estimates Actual/Latest Estimates Cost £ million (base date prices) Design Capacity MW s.o. Completion date of last operating set Cost £ million (base date prices) Output Capacity MW s.o. Completion date of last operating set Hinckley Point B* 117 1,240 1973 142 1,040 1978 Dungeness B 111 1,200 1971 269 1,200 1984 Hartlepool 117 1,252 1974 247 1,252 1984 Heysham I 168 1,252 1976 247 1,252 1984 Heysham II 1,251 1,230 1988 1,221 1,230 1988 Note: All cost estimates include initial nuclear fuel.
* Actual figures.
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