§ 67. Mr. Stokesasked the Minister of Fuel and Power when opencast work will start in the East Lothian coal field where there is a probability of 100 million tons 6W of coal of which four million has been proved and an annual output which could reach five million tons.
§ Mr. RentonI understand that the potentialities of this area are much less than the Question suggests. As my right hon. Friend informed the House on 10th May, the Government are now considering the implications of the ten-year opencast programme foreshadowed by the National Coal Board in "Investing in Coal" and he cannot yet say what the effect of this review will be upon any particular part of the country.