Select committee inquiry
Deep coal mining in the UK
Closed
What the inquiry looked at
“The Confederation of UK Coal Producers, mining unions and Chairman of Hatfield Colliery are amongst witnesses that will give evidence to the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee in Parliament on Wednesday 9 July after it was announced that two of the UK’s three remaining deep coal mines will close. The MPs are holding the public evidence hearing to scrutinise Government efforts to ensure a phased shut down of the pits - Kellingly colliery in Yorkshire and Thorseby colliery in Nottinghamshire.”
The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.
How the inquiry ran
Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 16 June 2014 to its close on 30 March 2015.
- Oral evidence 2 sessions
- Correspondence 4 letters
Evidence
Oral evidence sessions 2
- 10 Sep 2014No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 9 Jul 2014No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
Correspondence 4 letters
- 10 Sep 2014Letter from CoalPro (part 2)To committee
- 10 Sep 2014Letter from CoalPro (part 1)To committee
- 10 Sep 2014Letter from MPA CementTo committee
- 23 Jul 2014CoalImp letter re deep coal mining