Coal
(asked on 29th October 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential role of UK's coal resources in his future energy policy.
This question was answered on 7th November 2025
The last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed on 30 September 2024.
The Government has also announced it will introduce new legislation as soon as possible to restrict the future licensing of new coal mines.