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Mr. Hardy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the number of private mines which had (a) up to nine, (b) 10 to 15, (c) 16 to 20, (d) 21 to 25, (e) 26 to 30 and (f) over 30 persons working underground in 1989.
Mr. Baldry
My Department does not have this information. The British Coal corporation is the licensing authority and I have asked the chairman to write to the hon. Member.