§ Sir John Biggs-DavisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what further discussions have been held with Northern Ireland Electricity and the Antrim Power Company Ltd. on the next power station for the Province; whether bids to build, own and operate it have been received from elsewhere; and when he expects to announce the result of the competition between the bidders.
§ Mr. ViggersI met representatives of Northern Ireland Electricity and the Antrim Power Company Limited on 22 December 1987, when I invited them to review their proposals and submit revised bids by 31 January 1988. Decisions will be taken and announced as soon as possible after the revised bids have been received and evaluated. In addition to APCL, five other private sector submissions were received at the outset of the competition, but these are no longer in contention.