§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Minister of Power if he will give an assurance that the advanced stage of preparation by the National Coal and the need for a new reservoir in the region will not be included among the considerations outside the fuel policy which he will take into account when authorising new sites for opencast mining.
§ Mr. Freeson:The policy outlined in my reply to my hon. Friend on 8th December will apply to all applications for the authorisation of opencast working, whatever their state of preparation.— [Vol. 755, c. 407.]