An inquiry will look into why the UK's former mining areas are 'lagging behind'
MPs in Nottinghamshire's former coalfield communities say the construction of the UK's first nuclear fusion site in the county could replace some of the jobs lost from coal mining. A national inquiry has launched to consider questions such as whether the job losses from the coal industry have been fully replaced and whether these jobs are adequate in terms of pay and opportunities.
"Beyond the pandemic, this remains the case. In the weeks and months before the pandemic, the UK government made much play of its intention to level up the regions. Indeed, this remains an expectation among voters in the Midlands, North, Scotland and Wales who helped secure the Conservatives' general election victory in 2019 and among newly-elected MPs from these areas."
"Former mining areas are very distinct communities with their own specific needs, but there is too much focus on cities. Rishi Sunak talks a lot about wanting to make the UK the next Silicon Valley, and there is no reason why areas like mine or in Nottinghamshire shouldn't benefit from that. "The average time for the delivery of a major piece of infrastructure is seven to nine years so we have to be very conscious of the things that are in the pipeline. We've got £150 million across former coalfields in North Nottinghamshire from the towns fund, we've got levelling up fund bids in, but we've also got a major devolution deal going on.
STEP Fusion is the project to bring the UK's first nuclear fusion site to the West Burton A power station, with the multi-billion pound project expected to generate around 10,000 jobs. Construction work is expected to start in the early 2030s, before the site becomes operational around 2040.
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