Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what were the original overall costs for the development programme at Sizewell; and what are his latest projected costs figures.
§ Mr. BaldryThe Sizewell B project was sanctioned by the CEGB on 1 April 1987 at a cost of £1,691 million. The board's most recent estimate, derived from evidence given to the Hinkley Point C inquiry in September 1989, is £1,870 million at 1987 prices.