‡ Affected by Crisis in the Coal Mining Industry.
I intervene briefly to refer to one background matter - the current Crisis in the Coal Mining Industry.
I do not have great experience of energy matters and I am not an expert on the coal industry, but I represent people in Nottingham who are affected by the issues that we are debating and by the Crisis in the Coal Mining Industry.
Given that the Crisis in the Coal Mining Industry arises directly from the Government's rigging of the electricity market, why will the Government not accept that reform of the market to allow coal to compete fairly is the crucial and overriding issue?
Could my right hon. Friend arrange for a statement to be made about the continuing Crisis in the Coal Mining Industry, which is now privately owned?