Coal Industry

Bills Presented – in the House of Commons at 3:27 pm on 23 November 1989.

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Mr. Secretary Wakeham, supported by Mr. Secretary Walker, Mr. Secretary Ridley, Mr. Secretary Rifkind, Mr. Secretary Patten, Mr. Norman Lamont, Mr. Peter Morrison and Mr. Michael Spicer, presented a Bill to make new provision with respect to grants by the Secretary of State to the British Coal Corporation and further provision with respect to grants and loans under existing powers; and to make provision as to the licensing of coal working, searching and boring: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 4.]

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