§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many 52W coal-fired electricity power stations remain in Scotland; what is their total coal consumption per year; what this represents in terms of coal mining jobs; and if he will give an assurance that no further power stations will be allowed to convert to oil firing without full consideration of the social consequences.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellEleven, with a total consumption of about 625 million tons of coal, representing about 15,000 mining jobs.
I can certainly give the hon. Gentleman the assurance he seeks.