§ Mr. BatisteTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the effects that the agreement with the Office of Electricity Regulation by PowerGen and National Power to use their reasonable endeavours to sell or dispose of 3,000 to 4,000 MW of coal-fired plant will have on the market for coal in the United Kingdom and the economic justification of increased use of gas as a fuel for power stations.
§ Mr. EggarThe undertakings which the Director General of Electricity Supply has received from National Power and from PowerGen relate in total to the possible disposal of about 6,000 MW of coal or oil-fired generating plant.
21WIt will be for purchasers of coal-fired plant to determine how that plant should operate and the amount of coal to be used.
The choice of fuel for power stations is a commercial decision for the generating companies concerned.