Pa gamau y mae'r Gweinidog yn eu cymryd i sicrhau bod tomenni risg uchel yn cael eu cynnal i safon sy'n angenrheidiol erbyn y gaeaf i helpu i ddiogelu cymunedau?
Local authorities, Natural Resource Wales with support from the Coal Authority have been preparing a capital works programme for coal tips requiring maintenance works as identified in inspections. Local authorities will be providing regular updates on progress in line with the conditions of support to ensure all necessary maintenance works are being carried out to safeguard communities and ensure public safety.
In addition a third round of inspections on all higher rated tips will take place this autumn with the intention of providing assurance that sites are “winter ready”.
I want to stress Wales is affected disproportionately by the legacy of the UK coal industry, the benefits from which being shared across the whole of the UK. As a government we are working to protect our coalfield communities against the dangerous legacy of the United Kingdom’s proud industrial past but the UK Government also has a role to play in supporting a long-term settlement outside of the Barnett formula, to reflect the disproportionate industrial legacy risks Wales faces.