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Coal Mining

Volume 939: debated on Friday 18 November 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Energy if we will give an assur- ance that his investment plans for the coal mining industry are not affected by the result of the recent miners' ballot against the proposed productivity agreement.

Yes. The Government's re-endorsement of "Plan for Coal", stated in February this year in "Coal for the Future", holds good.