§ 57. Mr. Pentlandasked the Minister of Power what information he has on the extent and seriousness of the problem of subsidence caused by ironstone mining; and, in view of the hardship caused to large communities by this form of mining subsidence, what action he will take on this problem.
§ Mr. ErrollDamage has occurred to houses in Loftus and North Skelton, both in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in the last two years and may have been due to ironstone workings. I am considering, with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Housing and Local Government, whether there is a general risk of subsidence damage sufficient to justify any change in the present law.