asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will now give a firm date when the Dungeness B power station will make its first contribution to the national grid; what was the initial estimate of the building cost ; and what is the final costing.

Subject to the completion of power-raising and commissioning tests on the first reactor at Dungeness B, the CEGB advises that it can be expected to supply power to the national grid during the summer. The station's cost was estimatd at £106 million at the prices prevailing when the station was approved in 1965. The latest estimate of costs to completion is £570 million, or £260 million at 1965 price levels.