§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what tonnage of coal he anticipates will be derived from opencast sites in the years 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977; and whether he is proposing further legislation to facilitate the acquisition of land for the purposes of opencast mining.
§ Mr. EadieAt least 10 million tons in 1974. The programme for future years has not yet been decided, nor has the question of further legislation.