HC Deb 30 January 1996 vol 270 cc646-7W
Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to receive and publish the results of the Coal Authority three-month trial to establish water flow patterns in former mineworkings in County Durham; and if he will make a statement. [11605]

Mr. Clappison

The results of the amended pumping regime are being monitored and assessed by the Coal Authority and the National Rivers Authority. If there are further changes in the pumping regime, I would expect that the Coal Authority will wish to make this known.