§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to ensure that British Coal land which is leased to miners welfares for sports and recreational facilities in coalfield communities is preserved for the future of those communities.
§ Mr. Heseltine[holding answer 25 May 1994]: As part of the wider process of deciding on the disposal of the corporations assets, I have asked British Coal to identify land which it owns and which is currently used for coal industry social welfare purposes, including recreation.
I will take into account local needs when taking decisions on the disposal of the land so identified, on who should receive the benefit of the use of that land and on the safeguards which might be required.