§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the impact of pit closures upon individual families and the housing market in mining communities.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 27 October 1992]: I have been asked to reply.
The social and economic consequences of the proposed pit closures are a cause for deep concern. We have therefore announced a package of measures aimed at economic regeneration of the communities affected and have asked Lord Walker to co-ordinate these measures.