HC Deb 14 June 1993 vol 226 cc403-4W
Ms Walley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the full cost and remit of the Coopers and Lybrand development study undertaken under contract to English Estates to inquire into the provision of job opportunities in the Stoke-on-Trent area.

Mr. Heseltine

Coopers and Lybrand was asked to provide an overview of the local economy and an analysis of the local property market. The cost of the report was approximately £15,000.

Ms Walley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade who is responsible for co-ordinating measures to counteract the loss of miners' jobs in the Stoke-on-Trent area.

Mr. Heseltine

Lord Walker has overall responsibility for co-ordinating the regeneration package for coal closure areas in England.