HC Deb 11 July 1995 vol 263 cc508-9W
Ms Walley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will allow individuals currently leasing small sites owned by the Coal Authority to purchase that land. [32710]

Mr. Page

Land was transferred to the Coal Authority, broadly, because it was judged to form part of a prospective opencast site or because it was required for the authority's own use, for example, in connection with mine water pumping. The authority will respond to requests for rights or interests in land that it owns in accordance with its duties under the Coal Industry Act 1994.