Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 30534
Coal: Mining
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ann Davies
Plaid Cymru — Caerfyrddin
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will meet with coal tip safety groups in Wales to discuss his Department's proposals to ban future coal licences.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe responsibility for ensuring the safety of coal tips is a matter for the landowners and/or the Local Authority in most instances and is separate to the coal licensing duties in the 1994 Coal Industry Act. The Government recognises the importance of ens...
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