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Mr. Orme
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what estimate his Department has made of the total manpower in the mining industry by the end of 1985.
Mr. Peter Walker
The board is undertaking a thorough review of the damage done by the strike and its options for the future. No estimate is yet possible of the total manpower of the industry by the end of the year.