Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour), on Tuesday, 1 December 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 55 members in total.

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FUTURE OF POINT OF AYR COLLIERY

That this House notes that the original report drawn up by mining consultants, J. T. Boyd for the Department of Trade and Industry in October 1991 recommended that Point of Ayr colliery in Clwyn should receive the necessary investment to ensure the pit's continuing viability into the next century; that, as a result, considerable investment into the very latest mining technology has been made by British Coal; that productivity at the colliery has recently reached record levels and that coal is now being produced at a world beating price of between ??1.13-??1.15 GJ; congratulates the miners of Point of Ayr for their solid record of achievement; believes that the current review covering Point of Ayr must ensure that the colliery receives a permanent reprieve and that further proposed investment goes ahead as planned; and further demands that the President of the Board of Trade release the Executive Summary of the 1991 Boyds Report in the public interest and under the auspices of the Citizen's Charter.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

970 

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Coal Mining Productivity Flintshire

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk