§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what he estimates has been the cost to date to the Welsh economy of the mining dispute; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasIt is not possible at this stage to make detailed estimates of the cost of the strike as suggested, but in his Autumn Statement of 12 November in columns. 415–429 my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave an indication of the effects of the public sector borrowing requirements for the country as a whole.