Department of Trade and Industry and predecessor: Coal Division: Unregistered Papers

This series contains a collection of unregistered physical papers from the Coal Division of the Department of Energy, and later the Department of Trade and Industry. The papers show that the division dealt with many aspects of the coal industry such as privatisation and restructuring, health issues arising from mine work and residual issues arising from restructuring. The collection contains papers covering the restructuring scheme, concessionary fuel arrangements, the Centris pension scheme, coal liabilities and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Vibration White Finger (VWF) and related medical litigation. It also contains reports detailing the viability of the remaining collieries prior to privatisation.

The papers in this series are arranged by theme

For the registered files of the Coal Division, see EG 26

• Department of Energy, Coal Division, 1974-1992
• Department of Trade and Industry, 1983-2007
• Department of Trade and Industry, Coal Division, 1992-1996
• Department of Trade and Industry, Energy Policy Technology Analysis and Coal (EPTAC 5 (a,b,c)), 1992-1999

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Topics

Litigation

Trade and commerce

Pay and pensions

Coal

Mining and quarrying

These records were created by the Coal Division of the Department of Energy. On the abolition of the Department of Energy in April 1992, Coal Division was transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In 1992, the DTI functional directory showed that the functions of the division were focused on the plans for privatisation of the coal industry, although general matters such as coal industry employment, environment, planning, pay and industrial relations were also covered. In 1995 the DTI functional directory described the division as responsible for the sponsorship of the coal industry in the UK; the various aspects covered included many arising from the privatisation of the industry under the Coal Industry Act 1994. In 1999 following a restructure, the Coal Division became part of the Energy Policy, Technology, Analysis and Coal team (EPTAC 5 (a,b,c)).