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British Energy: Finance

Volume 472: debated on Wednesday 20 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what payments were made to British Energy for contractual historic spent fuel liabilities in each year for which figures are available. (185240)

The payments made to British Energy for historic spent fuel liabilities were as follows in each of the following financial years:

Financial year

Payments made to British Energy (£)

2004-05

184,812,000

2005-06

189,002,000

2006-07

196,389,000

These figures appear in the Department of Trade and Industry's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's website at

www.berr.gsi.gov.uk.