HC Deb 18 February 1985 vol 73 c352W
22. Mr. Neil Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will implement the Monopolies and Mergers Commission's recommendation that the statutory limit on individual opencast licences should be raised from 25,000 tonnes to 100,000 tonnes.

Mr. David Hunt

I shall be reviewing the MMC's recommendation in the context of coal policy generally when the present dispute in the industry has been settled.