§ 3. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on his latest contacts with the National Coal Board about the smouldering bing at Polkemmet.
§ Mr. David HuntI understand from the chief scientist at NCB's area laboratory in Edinburgh that the fire at the Polkemmet bing has been extinguished and that the contractors are now tidying up and landscaping the site.