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Mining: Employment

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 27 February 2026UIN 114171

The question

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

Answered by 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)

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