§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy that all Her Majesty's Government's evidence and material to be presented to his inquiry relating to the colliery closures should also be available to the Trade and Industry Select Committee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarI refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement on this point that my right hon. Friend made in the House on 26 October.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether a full cost benefit analysis was made of the implications of the closure of coal mines as announced in his statement on 21 October.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 30 October 1992]: As my right hon. Friend, the President of the Board of Trade, indicated on 21 October, we considered a wide range of issues in reaching our conclusions.