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Coal: Mining |
| Question ID: |
1817454 |
| UIN: |
63470 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5323 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Matt Bishop
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Matt Bishop
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Coal Industry Act 1994 to prohibit new coal extraction licences; and if he will ensure that those |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Answer text: |
On 14 November 2024 we announced that we will introduce new legislation as soon as possible to restrict the future licensing of new coal mines. Under our plans, the historic rights of Freeminers in the Forest of Dean will be exempted and can continue. |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |