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Mr. Ronnie Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his policy on the future level of opencast mining in the Northumberland area.
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
The future level of opencast coal mining in Northumberland will depend on commercial decisions by operators and on the acceptability of new sites to the planning authorities.