Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what resilience plans are in place for communities that are next to disused coal tips.

The majority of tips are in local authority or private ownership and the responsibility for managing the associated monitoring and resilience work is a matter for the landowner and local authority.

The Government recognises the importance of ensuring coal tip safety and just how much this issue resonates with local communities, particularly in the South Wales valleys, that is why the Government announced funding of £25m in 25/26 to the Welsh Government in the Budget, for making coal tips safe.