Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department expects the planning inspector to announce his decision following the public inquiry into West Cumbria coal mine planning application; and if he will make a statement.

The date for the Secretary of State’s decision on this case will be set when the independent planning inspector’s report and recommendation is submitted to the Department, and will be 13 weeks after the date of that submission. The Inspector’s report has not yet been received.