§ Lord Roberts of Conwyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide financial support for the mines rescue service in South Wales from the surpluses available to them as guarantors of miners' pension funds. [HL4579]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleA statutory mines rescue service is supplied, throughout the country, by Mines Rescue Services Ltd, a private company which derives the bulk of its income through a tonnage levy from the deep-mine companies to which it supplies its services. There are no plans by the Government to provide financial support for these services.