§ Mr. Brandon-BravoTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make it his policy to consider the sustainability of supplies, long-term price, and balance of payments effects of low-sulphur coal as part of a review of his Department's policy on coal-burning power stations.
§ Mr. BaldryThe source and cost of low-sulphur coal is a matter for the electricity generation industry.
§ Mr. Brandon-BravoTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what forecasts he has made of the long-term effects on British Coal(a) nationally and (b) in the east midlands region, of a policy of importing low-sulphur content coal.
§ Mr. BaldryNone. Such forecasts are a commercial matter for the British Coal Corporation.