Coal Industry Privatisation

HC Deb 25 May 1994 vol 244 c176W

Mr. O'Neill

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how he proposes to ensure the funding of British Coal Enterprise after the privatisation of British Coal.

Mr. Heseltine

[holding answer 23 May 1994]: No decisions have been taken on the longer-term future of British Coal Enterprise Ltd. In the mean time the 1994 Coal Industry Restructuring Grants Order, approved in the House on 19 May, will enable the funding of BCE to continue for a further year.