Petitions/Start mining British coal again for the environment and heritage sector
StatusOngoing
Opened14 May 2026
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We call on the Government to start mining coal again. A small anthracite mine, which we think could bring the cost of fuel down enormously for heritage sites and be considerably greener, as it wouldn't need to shipped from the other side of the world.

Currently, museums and railways are having to pay huge premiums to import coal from abroad. We believe that not only is the quality poor, it has to be shipped across the ocean. Somehow this called 'clean coal' when we believe that it is actually the opposite. In our view our own supplies are far cleaner burning, there would be less transport cost and emissions doing this. I hope the government can open their minds to what is happening here, as I believe net zero is destroying the industry while generating more pollution than a domestic solution.

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Liz Saville Roberts
1Liz Saville Roberts MP
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
15
Linsey Farnsworth
2Linsey Farnsworth MP
Amber Valley
10
Olly Glover
3Olly Glover MP
Didcot and Wantage
9
Joe Morris
4Joe Morris MP
Hexham
8
Markus Campbell-Savours
5Markus Campbell-Savours MP
Penrith and Solway
8
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
6Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP
Suffolk Coastal
8
Mr Connor Rand
7Mr Connor Rand MP
Altrincham and Sale West
7
Patrick Spencer
8Patrick Spencer MP
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
7
Sir John Whittingdale
9Sir John Whittingdale MP
Maldon
7
Jayne Kirkham
10Jayne Kirkham MP
Truro and Falmouth
7