Ann Davies

Ann Davies

Plaid Cymru — Caerfyrddin

Speaking in the House of Commons on 22 October 2025

Debate

Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction Licences

Contribution

I thank everybody for contributing today. I am delighted to see my fellow Welsh MPs here, across the parties. I am delighted that, for the vast majority of the debate, we have had consensus that we do not want to send our men, women and young people back down to the pits and the life they had 50 or 60 years ago. The way is forward. I am terribly disappointed with the shadow Minister—[Interruption.] No, I really am, because this is not the way forward. Sending people back down to extract coal is not the way forward for us in Wales. The subject of this debate was coal tips and extraction licences, and I am sorry to say that we heard very little from the hon. Gentleman on that matter. But I thank the Minister for his response, and I look forward to moving forward together. Diolch. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered coal tip safety and the prohibition of new coal extraction licences.

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