§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his assessment of the impact of the future operational life expectancy of the Dungeness B, Hartlepool and Heysham I advanced gas-cooled reactor nuclear power stations on the level of the nuclear or fossil-fuel levy over the next 10 years.
§ Mr. BaldryAs my right hon. Friend announced on 12 February, the non-fossil fuel obligation will be set initially for the period up to 1997–98. No AGR station is planned to close before the end of this period. The life expectancy of AGR stations will not therefore affect the level of the levy up to 1997–98.