§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will list each deep-mined colliery in Scotland, giving details of the rates paid by each colliery to its local authority;
(2) how many jobs have been lost in the Scottish mining industry since 1984; and if he will make a statement;
(3) if he will give the number of employees at British Coal headquarters in Edinburgh each year from 1984 to date; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThese are matters for the British Coal Corporation, and I have asked the chairman to write to the hon. Member.