Coal: Industry
3rd November 2010
Dr Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the future of the coal industry in Wales; and if she will make a statement. [20922]
Mr David Jones: My right hon. Friend and I have regular discussions with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on a range of issues affecting Wales.
We are committed to a future for clean coal in Wales and support the plans for an open cast operation at Tower Colliery near Hirwaun.
We are also committed to continuing to work with Tata and the Welsh Assembly Government to take forward a new deep mine on the Port Talbot Steelworks site that would make the plant almost self sufficient in terms of coking coal.
