§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the companies granted licences to build combined cycle gas turbines and the generating capacity of the proposed plant since the EC revoked the restriction on the use of gas for electricity generation.
§ Mr. EggarDetails of construction consents granted for new CCGT's are contained in tables 10.2 and 10.3 of the White Paper "The Prospects for Coal", Cmnd. 2235. Since the publication of that White Paper, my right hon. Friend has granted further consents under section 36 of the Electricity Act as follows:
Company Location Capacity (MW) National Power Deeside Extension to 500 Staythorpe C 1,500 Didcot B 1,500 PowerGen Connah's Quay 1,360 Grovehurst Energy Kemsley 90 SCA Aylesford Aylesford 100 Seabank Power Seabank 1,200 Eastern Generation King's Lynn 380 Central Power Fort Dunlop 120 Keadby Developments Keadby 700 Other stations with a capacity below that for which section 36 consent is necessary—above 50 MW—have received planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Acts.