Select Committee · Welsh Affairs Committee
The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past
Status: Open
Opened: 12 Dec 2024
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 impact of their decline, and …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2025 | Meirion Thomas · Industrial Communities Alliance Wales, Michelle Rowson-Woods · Coalfields Regeneration Trust | View ↗ |
| 11 Jun 2025 | 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 | View ↗ |
| 2 Apr 2025 | 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 | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | — | Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Wales, relating to The Environment… |
| 11 Feb 2026 | — | Correspondence to and from Natural Resources Wales, relating to the inquiry The… |
| 28 Jan 2026 | — | Correspondence to and from Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Clim… |
| 10 Dec 2025 | — | Correspondence to and from Michelle Rowson-Woods, Coalfields Regeneration Trust… |
| 18 Dec 2024 | To cttee | Letter from Lisa Pinney regarding the Coal Authority changing its name to the M… |