§ Mr. Roperasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will state, for each of the Coal Board's areas, what the total expenditure was during 1977–78 on social
National Coal Board Areas Mineworkers Pension Scheme(Deficiency Payments) Costs of Premature Pensions Social Costs £m. £m. £m. Scottish … … 3.3 0.4 2.3 North East … … 5.1 0.4 2.6 North Yorkshire … … 2.1 0.2 0.6 Doncaster … … 2.2 0.2 0.4 Barnsley … … 2.2 0.2 0.5 South Yorkshire … … 2.3 0.2 0.4 North Derbyshire … … 1.9 0.1 0.8 North Nottinghamshire … … 2.6 0.2 0.2 South Nottinghamshire … … 2.5 0.2 0.5 South Midlands … … 2.4 0.2 0.5 Western … … 3.6 0.5 2.6 South Wales … … 3.8 0.4 1.7 Total … … 34.00 3.20 13.10