Land: Barnsley
(asked on 7th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of land stability in the Barnsley Coalfield.
This question was answered on 12th June 2023
The Coal Authority, a Partner Organisation of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, plays an important role in managing public safety and ground stability across the former British Coalfield areas. The Authority does not carry inspections of coalfield areas as a whole but has a programme of proactive inspections of locations where they are aware of former mine workings which includes those in the Barnsley Coalfield area.