asked the Minister of Power if he will give details of the conditions included in the authorisation to minimise disturbance and inconvenience to local residents in the opencast mining of the Coldrife site, Broomhill, in the county of Northumberland.

The conditions will be attached to the planning direction which will be given as soon as discussions with other departments are completed. The National Coal Board will in due course make available for inspection locally a copy of the direction and conditions, and send a copy to the local planning authority.