§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what guidance he has given to British Coal in respect of the introduction of compulsory measures in respect of pits where voluntary redundancy arrangements are already in place and volunteers are available.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 22 October 1992]: Following discussions with the Department, British Coal has given further details about its redundancy arrangements in a letter to the mining unions, dated 30 October 1992, which is reprinted in the November 1992 issue of "Coal News".