HC Deb 19 December 1955 vol 547 cc255-7W
93. Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power for which sites he has granted permission for opencast mining in and around Barnsley, including the Cawthorne area.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

Forty-four sites are now under requisition, of which 8 are being worked and 36 are being restored.

Following are the particulars—

OPENCAST SITES UNDER REQUISITION IN THE BARNSLEY AND CAWTHORNE AREAS

Sites being worked—

  • Broomyard Wood Joan.
  • Cold Bath.
  • Howett House.
  • Major Wood.
  • Stampers Hill.
  • Storrs Mill.
  • Wood Vale.
  • Weir II.

Sites being restored—

  • Archway.
  • Blacher Common.
  • Bence Lane.
  • Broomroyd Wood.
  • Craven.
  • Clay Hall.
  • Cascade.
  • Cawthorne.
  • Deffer.
  • Fishpond.
  • Green Lane.
  • Green Springs.
  • Horse Wood.
  • Hay Green.
  • Hoyland Common.
  • Hugsett Wood.
  • Hunters Cottage.
  • Ivas/Menagerie Wood.
  • Jump.
  • Keresforth I.
  • Keresforth II.
  • Little Fall.
  • Mill Race.
  • New Lodge.
  • Noblethorpe Park.
  • Pye Greave.
  • Round Green.
  • Rockley I & II.
  • Saville Hall.
  • Saville.
  • Station Lane.
  • Swallow Hill.
  • Tipsey Hill.
  • Wombwell Wood.
  • Woodlands.
  • Weir I.

94. Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what estimate was supplied to him of the average cost per ton of coal to be produced from the Cawthorne opencast site when the application for mining there was granted; and how this compared with the national average.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

The estimated direct production cost in 1951 was 32s. a ton compared with a national average of 34s.

95. Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power to what extent opencast mining is to continue in the future.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Normanton (Mr. A. Roberts) on 5th April, 1954.