coalfield

The road crosses the south Wales coalfields, a national park and twists mightily close to people's homes, especially in Merthyr where the final section of roadworks were done.

The A465 crosses the south Wales coalfields, a national park and in some parts, twists close to people's homes.

The Welsh government published a mine water heat opportunity map last year to highlight the parts of Wales' former coalfields where similar schemes might be viable.

Yemm was one of 41 Labour MPs from coalfield constituencies who wrote a letter to Darren Jones in January, warning "the matter of securing pension justice for mining communities remains incomplete".

Mr Stafford said he believed money raised must "benefit the people who live in the area that made the coalfields and the pits possible".