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Flooding | Commons debates

I know that the Secretary of State for Wales has had discussions with the Welsh Government.

That is correct, and the national Coal Authority sits within BEIS. We have directed it to carry out an urgent assessment of those mines.

I am going to address all those points of review later, but I wanted to take the opportunity, since this does not always happen, to effectiv

My hon. Friend makes an important point.

My hon. Friend makes an important point. Secondly, after the 2014 floods, another review was led by Oliver Letwin.

I will on that point, but then I am going to make progress.

I am going to make progress and conclude.

My hon. Friend makes an important point.

That is correct, and the national Coal Authority sits within BEIS. We have directed it to carry out an urgent assessment of those mines.

I know that the Secretary of State for Wales has had discussions with the Welsh Government.