HC Deb 24 June 1980 vol 987 c110W
Mr. Rowlands

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current amount, and the proportion, of operational grants made to the National Coal Board devoted to the South Wales coalfield.

Mr. John Moore

It is for the National Coal Board to allocate operating grants, like all its other resources, to its different areas in the interest of the coal industry as a whole.