§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when negotiations will begin with EDF on a replacement electricity supply contract through the interconnector; if he will seek a reciprocal arrangement; and when the new contract is required to be in place. [109018]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Interconnector Agreement between the National Grid Company and EDF expires on 31 March 2001 and it is a matter for the parties to the Agreement when negotiations on a successor Agreement take place.
122WAs an essential facility, access to the interconnector should be granted to third parties on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, and any new Agreement will be subject to the normal application of EU competition law.