Written question WQ92800
- Asked by
- Delyth JewellPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
What discussions has the Welsh Government had with Natural Resources Wales and local authorities in Wales regarding the mitigation of land and rivers contaminated by historic metal mining?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
The Welsh Government funds NRW to deliver the metal mine remediation programme. This aims to address water quality failures under the Water Framework Directive by tackling this pollution at source.
Over the last four years, Welsh Government has provided NRW with £15m to deliver this programme.