§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will supply details of the number, the names and capacity of coal-fired power stations decommissioned by
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Year Station Region Date Closed Capacity MWs.o. 1974 Barton (Part Oil-fired) North West 18 March 1974 69 Newton Abbot South West 18 March 1974 35 Plymouth 'A' South West 18 March 1974 39 Letchworth South East 18 March 1974 13 56(4) 1975 Battersea 'A' (Part Oil-fired) South East 17 March 1975 228 228(1) 1976 Barking 'B' South East 15 March 1976 144 Brighton 'A' South East 15 March 1976 53 Castlemeads South West 15 March 1976 38 Cowes South West 15 March 1976 24 Portishead 'A' South West 15 March 1976 96 Hackney 'B' South East 25 October 1976 92 Peterborough South East 25 October 1976 38 Burton Midlands 25 October 1976 28 Coventry Midlands 25 October 1976 84 Leicester (Part Oil-fired) Midlands 25 October 1976 90 Meaford 'A' Midlands 25 October 1976 112 Northampton Midlands 25 October 1976 93 Worcester Midlands 25 October 1976 35 Bradford North East 25 October 1976 70 Darlington North East 25 October 1976 57 Wolverhampton Midlands 25 October 1976 28 Ferrybridge 'A' North East 25 October 1976 125 Neepsend North East 25 October 1976 151 Sculcoates North East 25 October 1976 57 Sunderland North East 25 October 1976 34 York (Foss. Islands) North East 25 October 1976 38 Blackburn North West 25 October 1976 143 Lancaster North West 25 October 1976 39 Ribble 'B' North West 25 October 1976 120 Stockport North West 25 October 1976 56 Trafford North West 25 October 1976 59 Stuart Street North West 25 October 1976 63 1,967(27) 1977 Lincoln Midlands 21 March 1977 76 Llynfi South West 21 March 1977 113 Hayle South West 21 March 1977 38 227(3) 1978 Rotherham North East 30 October 1978 56 Ocker Hill Midlands 30 October 1978 56 Stourport 'A' Midlands 30 October 1978 57 Woolwich South East 30 October 1978 57 226(4) 1979 Bolton North West 19 March 1979 37 Harts head North West 29 October 1979 64 Warrington North West 29 October 1979 51 152(3) 1980 Carlisle North West 27 October 1980 59 Kearsley Mid West 27 October 1980 196 Blackburn Meadows North East 27 October 1980 72 Ironbridge 'A' (Part of) Midlands 27 October 1980 100 Kingston South East 27 October 1980 117 544(5) 1981 Bold 'A' North West 26 October 1981 120 Fleetwood North West 26 October 1981 90 Dunston North East 26 October 1981 98 Huddersfield North East 26 October 1981 56 Mexborough North East 26 October 1981 113 Hams Hall 'B' Midlands 26 October 1981 306 Nottingham Midlands 26 October 1981 148 Barking South East 26 October 1981 220 Blackwall Point South East 26 October 1981 86 Little Bar ford 'A' South East 26 October 1981 120 Uskmouth 'A' South West 26 October 1981 228 1,585(11) 1982 Walsall Midlands 1 March 1982 191 Spondon Midlands 1 October 1982 18 Chatterton 'B' North West 1 November 1982 236 the Central Electricity Generating Board since 1974; and if he will list the stations expected to be decommissioned in the remainder of the decade.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe coal-fired power stations decommissioned since 1974 are as follows:
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Year Station Region Date Closed Capacity MWs.o. Thornhill North East 1 November 1982 129 Nechells 'B' Midlands 1 November 1982 212 Rye House South East 1 November 1982 120 906(6) 1983 Acton Lane South East 31 October 1983 89 Battersea South East 31 October 1983 146 Deptford South East 31 October 1983 158 Goldington South East 31 October 1983 84 West Ham South East 31 October 1983 114 Staythorpe 'A' Midlands 31 October 1983 112 Doncaster North East 31 October 1983 122 North Tees 'C' North East 31 October 1983 236 Skelton Grange 'A' North East 31 October 1983 168 1,229(9) Future closures will be determined by the CEGB in the light of the level of demand and a number of operational factors.