§ 87. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what measures he intends to initiate to ensure continued employment for those miners aged 55 years and over who will become redundant consequent on expedited pit closures.
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Mr. Alan Williams:The very extensive measures taken by the Government to help Development Areas and the Special Development Areas should provide in general the necessary employment for miners made redundant by colliery closures. The Govenment have however taken note of the particular problems created for redundant miners aged 55 and over by the special arrangements announced by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of Power on 18th July and provided for in the Coal Industry Bill, for supplementing the incomes of these miners.