§ Mr. Allen Mckayasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his policy towards safety standards in the mining industry in the light of the university of Manchester's report on the effects of stress and strain on manpower in the coal mining industry, a copy of which has been forwarded to him; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntI fully support the policy of the management of the National Coal Board, which is that its first priority is the health and safety of its work force.
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Area 1979/80 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1984/85 1985/86 1986/87 (to date) Scottish — Lady Victoria Bedlay — Cardowan — — Polkemmet Roger Kinneil Highhouse Polmaise Sorn North East Hylton Eccles Blackhall Boldon East Hetton Bearspark Bates — Eden Houghton Marley Hill Horden Woodhorn Herrington Sacriston Brenkley North Yorkshire Rockingham Peckfield Lofthouse Park Hill Newmarket/ — Acton Hall — Walton Manor Silkstone Emley Moor Newmiller-dam Rothwell Fryston Glass-houghton Savile South Yorkshire — — Orgreave — Elsecar — Brookhouse — Cortonwood Yorkshire Main North Derbyshire — — — Westthorpe — — Whitwell Nottinghamshire — Teversal New — — — Moorgreen — Hucknall Pye Hill South Midlands Newdigate Desford Whitwick/South Leicester Western Granville — — Hapton Cronton — Bold — Valley Haig Victoria Wolstanton West Cannock 5 South Wales Deep Duffryn Blaenavon Coegnant — Blaengwrach — Aberpergwm — Cwmgili Britannia Abertillery Brynlliw Bedwas Tymawr/ Celynen Lewis South Merthyr Garw Wyndham/ Markham Western Penrikyber St. Johns Treforgan Kent — — — — — — — — central institutions exclude Napier college of commerce and technology and Glasgow college of technology, which became central institutions in the course of 1985.
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