§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what response he has made to the submission to him from Birmingham city council on the impact of coal industry restructuring.
§ Mr. EggarI have seen and considered the paper, a copy of which was handed to me by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Dame J. Knight). We are taking its contents into account along with the other submissions we have received in the context of the coal review.
Mr. Mike O?BrienTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to repeal or amend section 46 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 11 January 1993]: I am considering British Coal's suggestion that this provision be 785W repealed, along with all the other evidence to the coal review. We shall shortly publish a White Paper setting out the results of that review.