MPs debate the work of the Coalfield Regeneration Trust
20 July 2010 (updated on 13 August 2010)
John Healey opened an adjournment debate in the Commons on the work of the Coalfield Regeneration Trust in his constituency, Wentworth and Dearne, in South Yorkshire. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Andrew Stunell, replied on behalf of the Government
- Video and Audio: Coalfields Regeneration Trust (Wentworth and Dearne)
- Commons Hansard: Coalfields Regeneration Trust (Wentworth and Dearne)
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