HC Deb 23 March 1970 vol 798 c986

Mr. Anthony Wedgwood Benn, supported by Mrs. Secretary Castle, Mr. Secretary Ross, Mr. Secretary Thomas, Mr. Harold Lever, Mrs. Judith Hart, Mr. Dick Taverne, Mr. Eric G. Varley, and Mr. Alan Williams, presented a Bill to make further provision with respect to grants to the National Coal Board and the reimbursement of the Board's losses due to postponed pit closures; with respect to payments to workers in the coal industry who are made redundant and to the reimbursement to electricity generating boards of the cost of using coal in certain cases; to enable the said Board to borrow money otherwise than in sterling and to participate in overseas aid; to amend the National Coal Board (Additional Powers) Act 196; and for connected purposes; And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 131.]