§ Mr. Andrew MacKayasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement about the meeting of the European Community Council of Energy Ministers which met on 3 June.
§ Mr. Peter Walker[pursuant to his reply, 20 June 1986, c. 653–4]: I am happy to announce the formal adoption of the decision establishing a new regime governing the payment of state aids to the coal industry. I welcome the agreement for a long-term stable European Community framework for the coal industry.