§ Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether any changes have had to be made in the plans for exploiting the new Yorkshire coalfield du,- to fears of subsidence on the railway; and, if so, what alterations these make necessary in the estimates of the field's yield.
§ Mr. EadieNo, but it may be desirable to reroute the East Coast main line railway and this is now under study by British Rail, the National Coal Board, the Department of the Environment, and my Department.