§ Ms WalleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much new money has been allocated to date to counter the unemployment caused by compulsory redundancies at Trentham colliery; and what percentage that is of the total money allocated to alleviate job losses in coal mining areas.
§ Mr. HeseltineAdditional money already made available to help regenerate the Trentham colliery area are £7 million from English Estates, £4.9 million from the Department of Employment for the Staffordshire training and enterprise council and £826,000 from the Department of the Environment's coalfield areas fund. This represents over 6 per cent. of the £200 million regeneration package for pit closure areas. Regional enterprise grants have also been extended to the area.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade which Government Departments, Government agencies and private consultants commissioned from the public sector are currently being consulted or engaged in endeavours to counter the effect of job losses at Trentham.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe Department of Trade and Industry, in conjunction with English Estates, the Department of Employment and the Department of the Environment, is working closely with local authorities, the Staffordshire training and enterprise council and other local bodies to counter the effect of job losses at Trentham.