HC Deb 18 January 1993 vol 217 cc118-9W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those planning decisions relating to opencast mining applications in Northumberland and Durham which have been called in by his Department in each of the last five years for the Secretary of State's ruling, indicating in each case whether premission was given or refused.

Mr. Baldry

No opencast coal mining applications in Northumberland and Durham have been called in by my Department in the last five years.