HL Deb 29 May 2002 vol 635 cc156-8WA
Lord Greaves

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 21 May (WA 87) that "regional assemblies will have influence over a range of public bodies" including the Learning and Skills Council, the Strategic Railways Authority and the Environmental Agency among others, what they mean by "influence"; and how this influence will be exercised. [HL4513]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Chapter 4 of the White PaperYour Region, Your Choice, at paragraph 4.17,

Company name Station name Fuel Installed Capacity (MW) Year of Commission or year generation began
British Energy Hunterston B nuclear 1,190 1976
Torness nuclear 1,250 1988
BNFL Magnox Chapelcross nuclear 196 1959
Fife Power Westfield Development Centre CCGT 75 1998
Scottish & Southern Energy plc Schemes:
Affric/Beauly Mullardoch Tunnel hydro 2.4 1955
Fasnakyle hydro 69 1951
Deanie hydro 38 1963
Culligran hydro 24 1962
Aigas hydro 20 1962
Kilmorack hydro 20 1962
Breadalbane Lubreoch hydro 4 1958
Cashlie hydro 11 1959
Lochay hydro 47 1958
Finlarig hydro 30 1955
Lednock hydro 3 1961
St Fillans hydro 21 1957
Dalchonzie hydro 4 1958
Conon Achanalt hydro 3 1956
Grudie Bridge hydro 24 1950
Mossford hydro 24 1957
Luichart hydro 34 1954
Orrin hydro 18 1959
Torr Achilty hydro 15 1954
hydro/pumped
Foyers Foyers storage 300 1974
Great Glen Foyers Falls hydro 5.2 1968
Mucomir hydro 2 1962
Ceannacroc hydro 20 1956
Livishie hydro 15 1962
Glenmoriston hydro 37 1957
Quoich hydro 22 1955
Invergarry hydro 20 1956
Shin Cassley hydro 10 1959
Lairg hydro 3.5 1959
Shin hydro 24 1958
Sloy/Awe Sloy hydro 160 1950
Sron Mor hydro 5 1957
Clachan hydro 40 1955
Alt-na-Lairgie hydro 6 1956
Nant hydro 15 1963

sets out the nature and extent of elected regional assemblies' influencing role.