HC Deb 20 March 1989 vol 149 c438W
17. Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he intends next to meet the chairman of British Coal to discuss the future of the collieries in the Merthyr area.

Mr. Peter Walker

I am in regular contact with the chairman and deputy chairman to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the future of pits in the south Wales coalfield.