Minerals Planning Guidance (Hansard, 25 January 1994)

HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 c227W 227W

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on minerals planning guidance in Wales.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
To date, a total of 11 minerals planning guidance notes have been produced by the Welsh Office jointly with the Department of the Environment. A further guidance, "Treatment of Disused Mine Openings and the Availability of Information on Mined Ground", is to be published shortly. "Opencast Coal Mining" and "Guidelines for Aggregates Provision in England and Wales" are the subject of review.