§ 27. Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the progress of the talks between the National Coal Board and the National Union of Mineworkers on a productivity scheme.
§ Mr. VarleyThe productivity scheme devised after long consultation between the National Coal Board and the National Union of Mineworkers was put to a pithead ballot on 13th and 14th November and rejected by 61 per cent of those who voted.