(Title Image: via Senedd TV)
The UK Treasury has agreed to provide £31million towards the clean-up costs of the February 2020 floods.
The issue was debated in the Senedd last week following a petition calling for a full public inquiry into the floods.
While the Welsh Government welcomed the additional funding, it’s short of the estimated £80million+ total clean-up costs and seemingly doesn’t include any additional funding towards the stabilisation of former coal-tips.
Finance Minister, Rebecca Evans (Lab, Gower) said: “Welsh communities should not be expected to pick up the bill for the remediation of legacy coal tips. The coal tips pre-date devolution, and Wales is disproportionately affected. We will continue to push for a long term settlement and joint programme of work to protect affected communities.”
