HC Deb 19 March 1997 vol 292 cc632-3W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the impact of the coal mine closure programme on related industries. [19459]

Mr. Page

The hon. Member may recall that the Employment Select Committee published a report in January 1993 which, among other things, considered the consequences of British Coal's proposed pit closures for related industries. The Government provided a full response to that report.