Subject	Predicate	Object
4Z2JwbZS	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	Vje5Jr17
	answer has answering person	Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng
	answer text	<p>As part of its statutory responsibilities the Coal Authority, one of the Department’s Partner Organisations, has regular contact with Local Authorities in former coal field areas on a range of issues relating to liabilities arising from former coal workings. Following the recent floods, the Coal Authority will be writing to all Local Authorities to remind them of their responsibilities in relation to the management and oversight of coal sites, offering support and advice where required.</p><p> </p><p>The Coal Authority are already working with the Wales Office, the Welsh Assembly Government, Local Authorities and Natural Resource Wales to assess the risks in relation to coal tips in Wales where there have been specific concerns raised.</p>
	answer given date	2020-02-27
	answer has answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	written answer has answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	answering body has written answer	4Z2JwbZS
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	answering body has answer	4Z2JwbZS
Vje5Jr17	question has answer	4Z2JwbZS
Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng	answering person has answer	4Z2JwbZS