P651 Teletext on 4 651 Jan25 00:41:21 ——————————————————————————————————————— LABOUR LASHES 'SHORT TERM' SUBSIDY Labour has warned the Government against introducing shout-term susidies for threatened coal pits. The warning follows speculation that that there will bj a £500 million-a- year Government U-turn over the pits. If the 31 pits were to close it would lead to a direct loss of 30,000 jobs and a probable overall loss of 100,000, but Labour said short term subsidies meant short term solutions. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Penny Pinches 652 Index 650 WHAT'S ON TELEVISION TONIGHT p550 Penny pinches Benefits Headlines CinemaP651 Teletext on 4 651 Jan25 00:44:35 ——————————————————————————————————————— BROOKE DEFENDS LOTTERY National Heritage Secretary Peter Brooke has gone on the offensive o6ju cross-party criticism of Govjrnmjnt plans for a national lottery. Denying that the pools industry would bj djvbstated, hj said there was no reason why the pools companies could not bid to run the lottery themselves. The National Lottery Bill gets its third reading on Monday. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Penny Pinches 652 Index 650 WHAT'S ON TELEVISION TONIGHT p550 Penny pinches Benefits Headlines Cinema