HC Deb 08 November 1972 vol 845 cc180-1W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he has taken to implement the Zuckerman Report on Mining and the Environment.

Mr. Graham Page

None. The Commission on Mining and the Environment is not a Government body and my right hon. Friend, together with the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales, has appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Sir Roger Stevens to examine planning control over surface mineral working and to make recommendations. The committee's report is awaited.