{"primaryDescription":"<h2>Michael Sheen to give evidence on contaminated land in Wales</h2>\r\n<p>Actor, broadcaster and campaigner Michael Sheen will appear in front of the Welsh Affairs Committee to discuss contaminated land in Wales following the BBC documentary &lsquo;<em>Buried with Michael Sheen&rsquo; </em>which aired last month.</p>\r\n<p>He will be joined by investigative journalists Lucy Taylor and Dan Ashby, who co-presented the documentary. Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee, Ruth Jones MP, <a href=\"https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/162/welsh-affairs-committee/news/217511/buried-with-michael-sheen-comment-from-welsh-affairs-committee-chair-ruth-jones-mp/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commented on the documentary</a> noting many of the topics investigated were also explored in the committee&rsquo;s inquiry into &lsquo;The environmental and economic legacy of Wales&rsquo; industrial past&rsquo;.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/binKfOrWYqc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch live on YouTube</a></li>\r\n</ul>","secondaryDescription":"<p>The session is an opportunity to discuss the documentary&rsquo;s findings to explore what policy and legislative changes could be considered to better support communities living near former industrial sites.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The committee will also likely explore the witnesses&rsquo; views on testing and what support those with elevated levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, otherwise known as &lsquo;forever chemicals&rsquo; may require.</p>","parliamentTvUrl":"https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/f8bf8f42-7ae5-4dfd-bbb8-da229b8d817f","id":28160,"name":null,"startDate":"2026-09-10T09:00:00","endDate":"2026-09-10T11:30:00","cancelledDate":null,"locationId":3,"location":"The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House","eventType":{"id":6,"name":"Formal meeting (oral evidence session)","isVisit":false,"description":"Formal meetings may be held in private (for example to consider a draft report) or in public (for example to hear oral evidence), and require a minimum number of members to be present."},"eventSource":"CIS","committees":[{"contact":{"email":"welshcom@parliament.uk","phone":null,"address":"Welsh Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA","contactDisclaimer":"We receive a significant number of emails each day. 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