§ 17. Mr. Deedesasked the Minister of Fuel and Power when he will make available to the House of Commons the results of his survey of agricultural land scheduled for opencast mining.
§ Mr. RobensProspecting of agricultural land is going on continuously, and as soon as the prospectors have surveyed one site they pass on to another. Decisions about working the coal are taken in the light of the information revealed for each site, and farmers are informed at the earliest possible moment whether their land is likely to be required. The procedure between the Ministries and farming interests concerned has been agreed in a memorandum of which I will send the hon. Member a copy.