§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional resources he intends to make available to the Rural Development Commission to support mining communities.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Rural Development Commission's resources for future years are currently the subject of discussion in the public expenditure round. The commission already operates a range of economic and social programmes in two rural east midlands coalfield areas and has recently increased the range of assistance available in the more southerly area. The commission is examining urgently what further assistance it might provide in coalfield areas of rural England.