§ 31. Mr. EadieTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what estimate he has of the proportion of electricity imported from France via the Channel cable which is nuclear generated; at what cost; and what estimate he has of the coal equivalent in 1989 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerElectricity imported from France via the cross-Channel link is at present dispatched from the French system as a whole and no differentiation is at present made of the source.
§ 67. Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the import of electricity from natural sources in Iceland.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI am advised that there are no plans at present to import electricity from Iceland. Any decision to proceed with a link will be a commercial matter for the industry.