§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will now reimburse the Aberfan disaster fund with £150,000 which was taken by the Welsh Office, from the fund, as a local contribution towards the cost of removing the coat tips at Aberfan.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe Aberfan Disaster Fund agreed with the Government of the day to make the contribution so that local wishes for the tips to be completely removed could be met. As a consequence, additional work on the tips was carried out. There are no powers available which would permit a retrospective refund of the contribution to the disaster fund.