Orders of the Day — Opencast Coal Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 January 1958.

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Photo of Sir Rupert Speir Sir Rupert Speir , Hexham 12:00, 22 January 1958

I am obliged to the hon. Member for Ince for giving way. I entirely agree with what he is saying. These rumours are circulating in the mining districts. I have heard them myself. But would he not agree—I am sure that he would—that it would be far better if these large machine's were used for building the country's very-much-needed trunk roads?