US EditionSenedd Passes Legislation to Protect Welsh Communties From Disused Tips
WALES, JUL 15 – The new authority will manage over 22,500 disused coal and non-coal tips to prevent hazards following major landslides, with more than £220 million invested in safety work, officials said.
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Senedd passes 'first-of-its-kind' disused tips bill
Senedd members unanimously passed a "first-of-its-kind" law aimed at ensuring the safety of coal and quarry tips. Huw Irranca-Davies welcomed cross-party support for the disused tips bill which was introduced in the wake of a major landslide in Tylorstown, Rhondda, in 2020. The Labour deputy first minister said: "We are keenly conscious of the worry
A first law of its kind to ensure the safety of old coal heaps and quarries was unanimously approved by Parliament yesterday (July 15). The bill, which was originally introduced by Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies last December, will establish the Cymru Derelict Dump Authority, which will be responsible for ensuring that dumps do not endanger the well-being of local residents.
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Caerphilly ObserverSenedd passes ‘first-of-its-kind’ disused tips bill
Cabinet Secretary for Climate change Huw Irranca-Davies Chris Haines – ICNN Senedd reporter Senedd members unanimously passed a “first-of-its-kind” law aimed at ensuring the safety of coal and quarry tips. Huw Irranca-Davies welcomed cross-party support for the disused tips bill which was introduced in the wake of a major landslide in Tylorstown, Rhondda, in 2020. The Labour deputy first minister said: “We are keenly conscious of the worry and t…
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