HC Deb 22 June 1988 vol 135 c601W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he intends to take to exclude the use of land for opencast coal mining from the terms of his set-aside policy.

Mr. MacGregor

Land used for opencast coalmining will not be eligible for set-aside payments under draft regulations shortly to be put to Parliament.