Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Energy – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 November 1991.
I agree very much with my hon. Friend, but I believe that we should address the problems in the proper way. The first step is to determine the best size for the coal industry and that will depend on the market that the industry can obtain in sales to generators. After that, questions of privatisation will be determined—after the next general election.