§ 18. Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales why he refused to meet a delegation from the South Wales National Union of Mineworkers.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsBecause the points raised in the request for a meeting last October lay within the management responsibility of the National Coal Board. It was made clear at the time that I would welcome hearing the views of unions at future meetings with the Wales TUC as in the past.