Coal: Mining
Commons · Question 32088 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Juliet Campbell
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.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 3 Mar 2025
The Mining Remediation Authority are seeking alternative ways to maximise opportunities from closed and abandoned mines across former coal field communities.