§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he proposes to introduce legislation to give protection and compensation to householders and landowners whose homes and land are blighted by coal mining subsidence.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe Government are committed to introducing a Bill to reform the arrangements for repair and compensation where property and land are damaged by coal mining subsidence. This will be done as soon as parliamentary time permits.