§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will introduce legislation, either in the forthcoming Coal Industry Bill or during the course of this Parliament, to improve the basis of compensation for the victims of mining subsidence, particularly in respect of consequential loss.
§ Sir J. EdenImproved compensation would have repercussions in other fields where development gives rise to cones-20W quential losses and there is, therefore, no prospect of early legislation.