§ 19. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power his estimate of the annual cost of putting into effect the proposals contained in the Turner Report on Mining Subsidence.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydI cannot at present add to the previous answers which the hon. Member has been given on this subject, but this whole problem is now being re-examined.
§ Mr. SwinglerIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the previous answers were totally unsatisfactory and almost completely sterile? In fact, no estimate was given. Is the Minister unable to add to what the Turner Committee did in 1949, when it made an estimate of what the victims of mining subsidence were suffering financially? Cannot we have an estimate today to show the measure of the problem which the Minister has to solve?
§ Mr. LloydAs the hon. Member knows, this is an exceedingly complicated problem, and I have said that it is being examined.
§ 20. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what consultations he has had with the National Coal Board on the proposals contained in the Turner Report on Mining Subsidence; and what was the date of his latest meeting with the Board's representatives.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydConsultations have been going on for some weeks and are not yet finished.