§ Q11. Mr. Ashtonasked the Prime Minister when he last paid an official visit to a coal mining area.
§ The Prime MinisterIn March of this year when I visited the scene of the disaster at Lofthouse Colliery.
§ Q13. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Prime Minister what plans he has to make a visit to a coal mining town in the Midlands.
§ The Prime MinisterI have no plans for such a visit at present.