Houghton Main And Grimethorpe Collieries

EDM number 865 in 1992-93, proposed by Terry Patchett on 17/11/1992.

That this House deplores the decision by British Coal and the President of the Board of Trade in destroying the future of Houghton Main and Grimethorpe collieries, adding an additional 2 per cent. to an area of already devastating unemployment; notes that both these collieries are profit making; and, given their potential and their profitability, seeks a change of heart from both British Coal and the Government to ensure these collieries are reprieved and that these pits remain open.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs.