Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 114171

Mining: Employment

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to bring skilled jobs to former coalfield communities.

Answer

Blair McDougall
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15th January 2026 to question UIN 104368 (Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament)