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Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will discuss with the chairman of British Coal the scope for re-opening pits capable of producing low-sulphur coal which have been closed since 1984.
Mr. Baldry
Decisions on the operation of individual collieries in relation to market demand are a management matter for British Coal.