§ 27. Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his most up-to-date estimate of the cost of completing Sizewell B nuclear power station and the cost of electricity from it per kilowatt hour.
§ Mr. BaldryThe most recent estimate for the capital cost of Sizewell B, derived from evidence given to the Hinkley Point C inquiry in September 1989 by the CEGB, is £1,870 million at 1987 prices. The cost of electricity from the station is a matter for Nuclear Electric plc, which operates the station.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy how much public money to date has been spent on the Sizewell B project.
§ Mr. BaldryA total of £841 million has been spent on the construction of Sizewell B to date and £1,496 million has been committed. Both figures are at April 1987 prices.