§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the projected annual costs of pumping arrangements for each year from 1994 to 2000 for the Westoe and Wearmouth collieries.
§ Mr. EggarThe costs of future pumping operations at these will depend on the use to which the land is put, the legal obligations of the owners, and any relevant decisions or policy of environmental regulatory bodies, in particular the National Rivers Authority.
§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will publish a breakdown of the annual cost of pumping arrangements for each year from 1990 for the Westoe and Wearmouth collieries;
(2) what were the total annual costs for each year since 1985 of the Durham coalfield inland pumping stations.