HC Deb 05 July 1972 vol 840 cc138-9W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress is being made in research work, sponsored fully or partly by his Department, which is directed towards the elimination of river pollution through mineral and other discharges from disused colliery workings.

Mr. Graham Page

Following open discussion between my Department, the Department of Trade and Industry and the National Coal Board the question of what research will be required is under consideration.

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