HC Deb 15 July 1985 vol 83 c30W
23. Mr. Andy Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the recent visit of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Wirral, West (Mr. Hunt) to Blidworth colliery, Nottinghamshire.

Mr. David Hunt

I was very pleased to have the opportunity to visit Blidworth colliery on 25 June with my hon. Friends the Members for Sherwood (Mr. Stewart) and Basildon (Mr. Amess) and to meet some of the Nottinghamshire miners who kept working through the strike.

I found Blidworth a good example of how the colliery review procedure can be used contructively by the unions working with management to improve results and overcome problems.