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Coal: Mining

Asked by Juliet CampbellLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32088

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to utilise abandoned coal mines for the benefit of communities in (a) Broxtowe and (b) the East Midlands.

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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