PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Opencast Mining: Scotland (26 October 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent representations he has received on measures to rehabilitate land which has been defaced by opencast mining; and what steps he plans to take in response to those representations.

Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)

I have had a number of meetings and discussions on the important issue of opencast restoration over recent months, including with Local Authorities affected and colleagues from HM Treasury, the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Scottish Government.

Answered by:
David Mundell (Conservative)
29 October 2015