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Early day motion · EDM 767 · 4 Feb 2015

LLANERCH COLLIERY DISASTER 6 FEBRUARY 1890

Tabled by Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour) 34 signatures

The motion

That this House notes that 6 February 2015 commemorates the 125th anniversary of the explosion at the Llanerch Colliery, Abersychan, Pontypool, when 176 men and boys lost their lives; and takes this opportunity to pay tribute to those thousands of people who have sacrificed their lives in the coal mining industry in this country.

Source: the official Early Day Motions database.