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NDM8570 Plaid Cymru Debate - Coal tip and open cast mine remediation
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Meeting: 08/05/2024 - Plenary (Item 8)
Plaid Cymru Debate - Coal tip and open cast mine remediation
NDM8570 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that this Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that Wales has 40 per cent of the residual
coal tips of the UK, which are a legacy of the exploitation of Wales’s natural
resources;
b) that increased rainfall and extreme
weather has the potential to further destabilise these tips; and
c) the anxiety caused for residents who live
near disused tips, open cast mines and other post-industrial sites.
2. Regrets that the UK Government refuses to
provide funding to support the long-term remediation and repurposing of disused
tips, open cast mines and other post-industrial sites.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to urgently
introduce legislation to establish a new body to set up a fit-for-purpose
remediation programme for disused tips, open cast mines and other
post-industrial sites.
4. Calls on the UK Government to urgently
provide the necessary additional funding for the inspection and maintenance
regime and bear the long-term financial responsibility for making disused tips,
open cast mines and other post-industrial sites safe through proper
remediation.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
In sub-point 1 (a), delete 'the exploitation
of Wales’s natural resources' and replace with 'Wales’s industrial heritage'.
Amendment 2 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
In point 2, delete 'regrets that the UK
Government refuses' and replace with 'believes that the UK Government should
continue to work with the Welsh Government'.
Amendment 3 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Notes that Welsh Government has made
available over £44 million to local authorities to maintain and improve coal
tip safety since 2022, has introduced a regular monitoring system for Category
C and D tips, and will introduce new modern legislation for disused tips in the
autumn.
Amendment 4 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete point 4.
Minutes:
The
item started at 17.31
Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred
until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM8570 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that this Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that Wales has 40 per cent of the residual coal tips of the UK,
which are a legacy of the exploitation of Wales’s natural resources;
b) that increased rainfall and extreme weather has the
potential to further destabilise these tips; and
c) the anxiety caused for residents who live near disused tips,
open cast mines and other post-industrial sites.
2. Regrets that the UK Government refuses to provide funding to
support the long-term remediation and repurposing of disused tips, open cast
mines and other post-industrial sites.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to urgently introduce legislation
to establish a new body to set up a fit-for-purpose remediation programme for
disused tips, open cast mines and other post-industrial sites.
4. Calls on the UK Government to urgently provide the necessary
additional funding for the inspection and maintenance regime and bear the
long-term financial responsibility for making disused tips, open cast mines and
other post-industrial sites safe through proper remediation.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
12 |
0 |
45 |
57 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West)
In
sub-point 1 (a), delete 'the exploitation of Wales’s natural resources' and
replace with 'Wales’s industrial heritage'.
A vote
was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
16 |
0 |
41 |
57 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment
2 Darren Millar (Clwyd
West)
In
point 2, delete 'regrets that the UK Government refuses' and replace with
'believes that the UK Government should continue to work with the Welsh
Government'.
A vote
was taken on amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
16 |
0 |
41 |
57 |
Amendment 2 was not agreed.
Amendment
3 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Notes that Welsh Government has made available over
£44 million to local authorities to maintain and improve coal tip safety since
2022, has introduced a regular monitoring system for Category C and D tips, and
will introduce new modern legislation for disused tips in the autumn.
A vote
was taken on amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
30 |
0 |
27 |
57 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment
4 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete point 4.
A vote
was taken on amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
16 |
0 |
41 |
57 |
Amendment 4 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM8570 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
To propose that this Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that Wales has 40 per cent of the residual coal tips of the UK,
which are a legacy of the exploitation of Wales’s natural resources;
b) that increased rainfall and extreme weather has the
potential to further destabilise these tips; and
c) the anxiety caused for residents who live near disused tips,
open cast mines and other post-industrial sites.
2. Regrets that the UK Government refuses to provide funding to
support the long-term remediation and repurposing of disused tips, open cast
mines and other post-industrial sites.
3. Notes that Welsh Government has made available over £44 million
to local authorities to maintain and improve coal tip safety since 2022, has
introduced a regular monitoring system for Category C and D tips, and will
introduce new modern legislation for disused tips in the autumn.
4. Calls on the UK Government to urgently provide the necessary
additional funding for the inspection and maintenance regime and bear the
long-term financial responsibility for making disused tips, open cast mines and
other post-industrial sites safe through proper remediation.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
41 |
0 |
16 |
57 |
The motion as amended was agreed.