§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Energy what representation he has received from individuals and organisations requesting the extension of the 1975 pneumoconiosis compensation scheme to pre-1971 widows and men who accepted commuted compensation under previous legislation; and if he will make a statement about Government policy with regard to such extension.
§ Mr. BennI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock (Mr. Roberts) on 26 March 1979.—[Vol. 965, c.47.]