HC Deb 12 November 1992 vol 213 c965W
21. Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what meetings he has had, and what studies he has commissioned, to evaluate the full cost-benefit financial effects to the United Kingdom economy of closing coal mines.

Mr. Portillo

I have had a number of meetings with ministerial colleagues to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the future of the coal industry.