{"value":{"id":1758090,"askingMemberId":5023,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-02-05T00:00:00","uin":"HL4330","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what live environmental data are available regarding disused coal tips.","answeringBodyId":215,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy Security and Net Zero","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":2024,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-02-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>There are over 6,000 disused coal tips in Britain with 2,573 located in Wales. The majority of tips are in local authority or private ownership which includes legal responsibilities. The Welsh Government has published coal tips data and details of their work programme to address the tips issue including inspections/maintenance <a href=\"https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.wales%2Fcoal-tip-safety&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjeremy.cousins%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C6688a09729f249a2836c08dd3b8fc60e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638732210870555944%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ThLymV%2FfZhlu9wMmzkA0yp7xzX1h0Sclprz8ztE2rME%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.wales/coal-tip-safety</a></p><p> </p><p>There is no central tips record in England or Scotland as the geological makeup of tip locations in those areas, and previous reprofiling/restoration, has left a lower risk profile.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Spoil Heaps: Coal","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1758090","method":"GET"}]}