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Coal: Spoil Heaps

Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN HL5663, tabled on 25 January 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government on what dates during the past five years they held meetings with the Government of Wales to discuss the (1) safety, and (2) management, of National Coal Board coal tips; and who was present at those meetings.

Answered on

8 February 2022

Ministers and officials from Her Majesty’s Government and the Welsh Government meet regularly to discuss a range of issues including the safety and management of coal tips. In addition, the UK Coal Authority has been working alongside the Welsh Government on its programme of tip risk assessments and inspections.

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy