§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the estimated reserves of opencast coal that can be mined; and
How many opencast coal mining sites are in production, and what tonnage per annum is being produced, in each coalfield area in the United Kingdom; and
What are the planned output tonnages of coal from opencast mines over the next five years.
§ Viscount DavidsonThese are matters for the British Coal Corporation. I will ask the chairman to write to the noble Lord.