§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he will take to ensure that the successor body to the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation will receive sufficient funding to continue the protection of the social welfare of miners and ex-miners and their families after privatisation of the industry.
§ Mr. EggarMy Department is consulting British Coal and the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation about the future provision of miners' social welfare services.
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the number of collieries that will be privatised on the restructuring date specified in the Coal Industry Bill.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 11 January 1994]: It is intended to offer to the private sector all British Coal collieries which are currently operational.