§ Dr. GlynTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he expects to complete his consideration of the power failure in Windsor referred to on 12 December,Official Report, column 641–2.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerAs required by the Electricity Supply Regulations 1988, the Southern electricity board notified my Department of the power failure which occurred at Windsor on 2 December. The cause was a fire in a substation, which led to a loss of supply to just over 12,000 consumers. Supply was restored to around 8,500 of these within five hours, but some remained without supply for a further 26 hours. The board is carrying out a full investigation, and I expect to have a report shortly. I will write to my hon. Friend when I have considered the report.