HC Deb 25 November 1996 vol 286 cc31-2W
Mr. Berry

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to paragraph 19 of the Government observations on the seventh report from the Trade and Industry Committee—Session 1995–96—on former mine shafts, to what part of the United Kingdom the cost of "some millions of pounds" refers. [5262]

Mr. Page

[holding answer 21 November 1996]The reference is to the estimated cost of a comprehensive check of the Coal Authority's database, which covers the coal mining areas of Great Britain.

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