§ Mr. ByersTo ask the President of the Board of Trade pursuant to his answer of 13 February,Official Report, column 484, how many hours to date N. M. Rothschild and Son Ltd. has worked on the contract on the future of the coal industry; and if he will make a statement on the advice received by the then Secretary of State for Energy from officials.
§ Mr. EggarN. M. Rothschild has, to date, worked approximately 37,000 hours since the contract was awarded in May 1991. The content of advice from officials to Ministers is confidential.