Oral Answers to Questions — Cbi and TUC (Meetings)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 December 1973.

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Photo of Mr Edward Heath Mr Edward Heath , Bexley 12:00, 11 December 1973

I was perfectly prepared to take coal production as an economic form of energy because we were not then confronted with the same problems as we foresaw when we came into office. We have taken the necessary action on coal and nuclear energy, and it was Mr. Gormley himself who said at the beginning of the year that since a commitment had been made to the coal industry it was up to the industry to produce the goods.