§ Mr. GogginsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will publish the amount of Government expenditure on firework safety campaigns for each year since 1979. [15532]
Turnover Operating surplus/(deficit) Mining reports and records £ million Coal Authority £ million Percentage Mining reports and records £ million Coal Authority £ million Percentage 1994–95 1.749 22.843 7.7 0.538 (3.566) — 1995–96 4.796 74.834 6.4 1.518 27.187 5.6 1996–97 5.734 55.807 10.3 1.506 22.203 6.8 Note: The figure for turnover from provision of mining reports and records includes reports provided in respect of house and land purchase, development proposals and infrastructure developments, and for access to geological and other records held by the Coal Authority. The Authority's mining records and reports service is required to cover its costs, and adjustments are made to the cost of the service to reflect this requirement. Following the computerisation of the reports service, fees for each mining report were reduced by 17.5 per cent. on 1 June 1997.
Source:
The Coal Authority Annual Report and Accounts, 1994–95, 1995– 96 and 1996–97.