Colliery Closures

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 June 1985.

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Photo of Mr Michael Foot Mr Michael Foot , Blaenau Gwent 12:00, 17 June 1985

Did the right hon. Gentleman see the headline in The Times on Saturday stating: Miners face £10 million benefit loss"? How much of that figure relates to Welsh miners, and will he discuss this matter with the NCB chairman? Is it not deplorable that there should now be an argument about whether any redundancies should be voluntary? Cannot the right hon. Gentleman do something to fulfil the pledges which he and other Ministers made during the strike?