BRITISH COAL'S PROPERTY SALE AND MINING COMMUNITIES

EDM number 398 in 1994-95, proposed by Michael Clapham on 17/01/1995.

That this House notes with concern that British Coal is to sell of 150,000 acres of land, 800 homes, 1,000 allotments, 500 lock up garages along with other assorted bits and pieces valued together at more than ú100 million; calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that tenants have the first opportunity to buy; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to commit the proceeds of the sale to be used to assist the regeneration of mining communities and to widen the scope of the coal industry Pneumoconiosis Scheme to make compensation payments to miners and former miners awarded disablement assessments for chronic bronchitis and emphysema. (Relevant registered interest declared)

This motion has been signed by a total of 87 MPs.