§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what contribution has been made by the Central Electricity Generating Board towards the cost of decommissioning the Chapelcross nuclear installation; and what further contributions the board or its successors will make towards these costs;
(2) what contributions have been made by Departments of State and public corporations, other than the South of Scotland Electricity Board, the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and the Central Electricity Generating Board, to the costs of decommissioning the Chapelcross nuclear installation; and what further contributions such bodies will make towards these costs;
(3) on what basis the various contributions towards the costs of decommissioning the Chapelcross nuclear installation, whether from the Scottish electricity boards, the Central Electricity Generating Board, or from other public bodies and Departments of State, have been calculated;
(4) what contributions have been made by the South of Scotland Electricity Board and the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board towards the cost of decommissioning the Chapelcross nuclear installation; and what further contributions the boards or their successors will make towards these costs.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerNeither the Central Electricity Generating Board nor its successors has any liability for the costs which will be incurred in decommissioning the nuclear facilities at Chapelcross.
No contributions have yet been made by customers towards the costs of decommissioning the Chapelcross facilities, since these facilities are still in operation. The eventual contributions of British Nuclear Fuels plc and other bodies towards these costs will be assessed on the basis of the relevant share of usage of the facilities. Where appropriate, provisions have been made for such decommissioning in the accounts of the bodies concerned on the basis of current cost estimates.