HL Deb 16 June 1988 vol 498 c490WA
Lord Mason of Barnsley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the estimated reserves of opencast coal that can be mined; and

How many opencast coal mining sites are in production, and what tonnage per annum is being produced, in each coalfield area in the United Kingdom; and

What are the planned output tonnages of coal from opencast mines over the next five years.

Viscount Davidson

These are matters for the British Coal Corporation. I will ask the chairman to write to the noble Lord.