§ Mrs. BrintonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what plans she has for support from public funds for the United Kingdom deep coal mining industry; and what representations she has received on this matter; [47087]
(2) what proposals have been received from the private sector for support for the United Kingdom deep mining industry in relation to the use of coal for electricity generation; and if she will make a statement. [47088]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 23 June 1998]: We are making good progress on our energy review and the Government hope to make an announcement on this very shortly.