HC Deb 23 June 1980 vol 987 c7W
12. Mr. Ioan Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions have taken place with the chairman of the National Coal Board regarding the premature closure of a number of Welsh coal mines and proposed investment in the Phurnacite plant in Aberaman.

Mr. John Moore

I meet the chairman of the National Coal Board at regular intervals and have had discussions with him on all major aspects of the Welsh coal industry.