HC Deb 20 October 1952 vol 505 cc62-3W
110. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will introduce legislation to amend the Coal Mining (Subsidence) Act, 1950, so as to make the National Coal Board responsible for removal costs incurred by persons whose houses are made uninhabitable either by the nature of the subsidence or by the nature of the repairs being effected.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

No.

115. Mr. Bartley

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that the National Coal Board is letting or sub-letting farms on damage-free leases or tenancies, which is contrary to the recommendation of the Report of the Committee on Mining Subsidence; and if he will now take steps to have this recommendation implemented.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

I am informed that, in general, the only farms now being let on damage-free leases or tenancies are farms which have been previously let on similar terms.

As regards the second part of the Question, I do not think it would be right for me to deal with this recommendation in isolation from the others made by the Committee.