§ 26. Mr. Hooleyasked the Minister of Power what proportion of the revenues of the National Coal Board are devoted to the clearance of land or buildings left derelict on account of closed or abandoned collieries.
§ Mr. GunterThis information is not available as a separate item in the Board's accounts. It forms part of general expenses in Table 2 to the Board's published accounts, which totalled £74 million in 1966–67.
§ Mr. HooleySince the figure in my right hon. Friend's Answer obviously contains a great many diverse items, and in view of the importance to areas like Yorkshire and Humberside of the clearance of land and buildings left derelict, would not my right hon. Friend agree that we should know exactly what revenues the N.C.B. is expending for this socially extremely important purpose?
§ Mr. GunterThe detailed information required by my hon. Friend is not available. I understand that detailed inquiries would have to be made in each of the 17 areas to provide the information. I suggest that if my hon. Friend has a word with, or writes to, Lord Robens he might get further help.