HC Deb 13 May 1996 vol 277 c328W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will place in the Library copies of the documentation held by his Department relating to the industrial death and retirement fund. [28888]

Mr. Page

British Coal remains liable to meet all entitlements under the industrial death and retirement scheme—which closed in January 1995. I understand that the chairman has written to the hon. Member previously explaining British Coal's disclosure practice and, given the essentially commercial nature of the arrangements, it would not be appropriate to make these papers more generally available.