§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he has any information as to the additional costs, including transport costs, incurred (a) by the National Coal Board and (b) by the Central Electricity Generating Board, to date arising from the strike in the mining industry; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe eventual cost of the dispute cannot be estimated until it is over.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much extra oil has been used for electricity generation in the first 10 months of the current industrial dispute as compared with the same period one year earlier; and what has been the extra cost.
§ Mr. GoodladFigures for fuel used in the generation of electricity appear inEnergy Trends, which is published monthly. The final cost of the coal dispute cannot be determined until it is over.