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AQW 25415/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the local environmental impact of West Cumbria Mining's plans to mine coal under the Irish Sea.

Asked by John Blair MLA on 8 November 2021

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
8 November 2021
Answer due by
23 November 2021
Answered
18 November 202110 days after tabling
Department
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question
No

Answer

The statutory Environmental Impact Assessment undertaken for the proposed West Cumbria Mining project at the port of Whitehaven in Cumbria has not identified any transboundary effects.

My Department has concluded that there will be negligible local environmental impact of this project.

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