Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 25 April 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 13:55

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_25_04_2013&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Russell George

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

Julie Morgan

William Powell

Antoinette Sandbach

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Chris Blake, The Green Valleys

Eifion Bowen, Carmarthenshire County Council

Michael Butterfield, Llangattock Green Valleys

David Jones, Hyder Consulting

Jane Lee, Welsh Local Government Association

Richard Rees, North Wales Hydro Power

Llewelyn Rhys, Head, RenewableUK Cymru

Steve Salt, West Coast Energy

Michael Schuetz, Directorate-General Energy, European Commission

Alan Southerby, Powys County Council

Carina Vopel, Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission

Katy Woodington, RWE nPower Renewables

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Graham Winter (Researcher)

Chloe Chadderton (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Julie James.  There were no substitutions.

 

 

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2.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales : Report follow-up - evidence from energy companies

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

2.2 Steve Salt would provide a written response to the Committee on issues which he had been unable to address due to time constraints.

 

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3.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales : Report follow-up - progress on planning and permitting issues - evidence from local authorities

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

4.1 Jane Lee agreed to provide information in relation to local authorities’ preparations for rolling out the Green Deal initiative.

 

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4.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales : Report follow-up - progress on planning and permitting issues - evidence from Hyder Consulting

4.1 David Jones responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

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5.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales : Report follow-up - progress on community energy and community benefits

5.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

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6.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales : Report follow-up - unconventional gas - evidence from the European Commission

6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

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