§ 45. Mr. Boardmanasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware of the increasing anxiety in coal-mining areas over the effects of mining subsidence and of the need for amendment of the law relating to compensation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydI cannot add anything to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Mr. Swingler) on 9th November. 1953.
§ Mr. BoardmanIs the Minister aware that modern mining methods are accelerating the rate of subsidence and thereby increasing the amount of damage, and that many people whose property is suffering as a consequence have no statutory right to any compensation?