§ Mr. TippingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade when green ticket payments on electricity received through the interconnector with France are due to end; when Electricité de France's exclusive monopoly lease of the interconnector expires; whether these issues will be examined during the current nuclear review; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 26 October 1994]The Government are considering the future of the fossil fuel levy and the associated arrangements, including non-leviable status, in respect of nuclear generation as part of the nuclear review, and I cannot pre-judge the outcome.
I understand that the interconnector agreement between Electricité de France and the National Grid Company, which provides for EdF to lease NGC's assets in the 872W interconnector, covers the period until 31 March 2001. However, trade across the interconnector is covered by separate commercial agreements, and the Government have received assurances from the French Government that access across the interconnector to the French electricity market is on a non-discriminatory basis.