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Sustainable Development: Broxtowe

Asked by Juliet CampbellLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32085

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential uses of abandoned coal mine sites in Broxtowe for sustainability projects.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Mining Remediation Authority are seeking alternative ways to maximise opportunities from closed and abandoned mines across former coal field communities.

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