§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the cost of supplying the statement and White Paper on privatising electricity to every employee of the electricity supply industry in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe cost of supplying the statement and the White Paper was met by the Electricity Council. I have therefore asked the chairman of the council to write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of non fossil-fuelled generating capacity the proposed privatised electricity distribution companies will be required to contract for.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI will be consulting the industry on this question. I anticipate that the level will be set to reflect, first, the existing level of nuclear power generation and, secondly, an appropriate level of other non-fossil fuel sources.