§ Mr. David Hanson (De1yn)I rise to present a petition, which has been signed by 16,000 of my constituents and other residents of north-east Wales, in support of the Point of Ayr colliery, which is threatened with closure.
The petition draws attention to the increasing reliance that Fiddler's Ferry power station places on imported coal, which is unacceptable, and to the fact that new mining methods have been introduced at the pit which have not been taken into account when assessing its viability.
The petition ends by asking
your honourable House to instruct British Coal to withdraw the proposal to close Point of Ayr colliery.I fully support the petition and I am pleased to see that my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington, South (Mr. Hall), who represents the area around Fiddler's Ferry power station, is here to support it.
§ To lie upon the Table.