The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past

Welsh Affairs Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 12 Dec 2024 Parliament page
Wales has a proud industrial heritage based on activities such as coal mining, slate quarrying, copper smelting, steelmaking and manufacturing among others. Today, most of the heavy industries that powered the Welsh economy during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have gone. This inquiry will examine their environmental legacy, the economic … Read more
3 Oral sessions
5 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
20 Apr
2026
Correspondence
11 Feb
2026
Correspondence
28 Jan
2026
Correspondence
10 Dec
2025
Correspondence
22 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
22 Oct
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
11 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
11 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2 Apr
2025
Oral evidence
2 Apr
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
18 Dec
2024
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
22 Oct 2025
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Oral evidence
Meirion Thomas · Industrial Communities Alliance Wales Michelle Rowson-Woods · Coalfields Regeneration Trust
11 Jun 2025
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Oral evidence
Jacqueline Mynott · Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Mark S. Williams · Caerphilly County Borough Council Nicola Pearce · Neath Port Talbot Council Rachael Davies · Flintshire County Council Robert Hartshorn · Caerphilly County Borough Council
2 Apr 2025
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Oral evidence
Carl Banton · Mining Remediation Authority Daniel Therkelsen · Coal Action Network Haf Elgar · Friends of the Earth Cymru Mary Lewis · Natural Resources Wales Mr Anthony Collins · Coal Action Network Ms Kirsty Luff · Friends of the Earth Cymru Nadia De Longhi · Natural Resources Wales Nick Cox · Mining Remediation Authority
Correspondence 5 letters
20 Apr 2026 Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Wales, relating to The Environmental and Economic Legacy of Wales’ Industrial Past (Gwaddol Amgylcheddol ac Economaidd Gorffennol Diwydiannol Cymru), dated 20 April 2026
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11 Feb 2026 Correspondence to and from Natural Resources Wales, relating to the inquiry The environmental and economic legacy of Wales’ industrial past, dated 27 January
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28 Jan 2026 Correspondence to and from Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, dated 26 January, relating to the environmental and economic legacy of Wales’ industrial past.
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10 Dec 2025 Correspondence to and from Michelle Rowson-Woods, Coalfields Regeneration Trust, following the 22 October oral evidence session
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18 Dec 2024 To committee Letter from Lisa Pinney regarding the Coal Authority changing its name to the Mining Remediation Authority
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