§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will take steps to introduce a payment to those 277W miners suffering from pneumoconiosis who are classified as workmen's compensation commuted cases and make a similar payment to surviving widows of such cases.
§ Mr. John MooreAs I told the House during the Second Reading of the Coal Industry Bill on 2 February 1982—[Vol. 17, c. 203.]—the Government are currently considering this matter.