§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will call for a report from the South of Scotland Electricity Board as to how much it has paid British Nuclear Fuels plc for(a) reprocessing and (b) decommissioning for each year from 1985 to 1989.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 31 January 1990] : I am informed by the South of Scotland Electricity Board that the amounts paid to British Nuclear Fuels by the board for reprocessing and decommissioning for each of the years specified are as follows:
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Reprocessing £'000 Decommissioning1 £'000 1984–85 21,415 1,135 1985–86 45,117 983 1986–87 59,117 956 1987–88 71,314 1,120 1988–89 74,506 1,585 1 The decommissioning payments are in respect of BNFL plant