Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Secretary for Mines whether any steps are being taken by the Government to open any of the coal mines in South-West Durham, where millions of tons of coal could be mined if the necessary arrangements were made for the introduction of pumping plant to deal with this water-logged coal area?
§ Mr. LloydI am not in a position to add to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Sedgefield (Mr. Leslie) on 7th November last in reply to a similar Question.