Richard Page – 1982 Parliamentary Question on Whether Arthur Scargill Should Resign

The parliamentary question asked by Richard Page, the then Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire, in the House of Commons on 15 November 1982.

Mr. Richard Page

If my hon. Friend lost three consecutive votes in the House, I know that he would resign. Why does Arthur Scargill not do the decent thing and resign and leave the representation of the workers in the coal industry to those who care about coal and not personal politics?

Mr. Moore

We are not involved in the detailed management of the National Union of Mineworkers, for which we have no responsibility. I hope that all who are committed to coal and are interested in its future will welcome the result of the ballot, for the sake of the miners, the industry, and the industry’s customers, let alone for Great Britain.