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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the (a) statutory and (b) regulatory standards for drilling boreholes in mineral exploration or evaluation to the drilling of boreholes for the
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 31 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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31 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the (a) statutory and (b) regulatory standards for drilling boreholes in mineral exploration or evaluation to the drilling of boreholes for the
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 (BSOR) require operators to notify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in advance if drilling is taking place in a defined mining area. These Regulations do not apply to drilling for the purposes of ins...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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