§ 14. Mr. Favellasked the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has as to the number of firms in the north-west area which currently supply equipment to the civil nuclear power industry.
§ Mr. GoodladIn 1985–86 the nuclear industry placed contracts worth a total value of over £300 million with north-west companies. BNFL used some 2,800 firms, the CEGB 550, the NNC 100 and the UKAEA 84.