§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much public subsidy has been provided each year since 1979 to the Byker plant. [155382]
§ Mr. Hain[holding answer 23 March 2001]: The Byker plant received support from the Fossil Fuel Levy under NFFO-1 arrangements between 1992 and 1998. No public support has since been provided.
Information on the amount of support provided to individual projects under NFFO arrangements is commercially confidential to the contracting parties.