HC Deb 14 May 1990 vol 172 c316W
27. Dr. Kim Howells

To 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. Baldry

The 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 Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how much public money to date has been spent on the Sizewell B project.

Mr. Baldry

A 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.