§ 90. Mr. Masonasked the Paymaster-General how much opencast mining will be cut back during the current year through the slowing down of authorisation due to the working of the Opencast Coal Act, in addition to the curtailment of production by three million tons announced by the National Coal Board.
§ Sir I. HorobinNot at all: the reduced programme for the current year rests on sites already acquired and for which contracts have been let.