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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 25 April 2013 |
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Meeting time: |
09:30 - 13:55 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair) Mick Antoniw Russell George Vaughan Gething Llyr Huws Gruffydd Julie Morgan William Powell Antoinette Sandbach Joyce Watson |
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Witnesses: |
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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 |
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Committee Staff: |
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Alun Davidson (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk) Graham Winter (Researcher) Chloe Chadderton (Researcher) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1. Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 Apologies were received from Julie James. There were no substitutions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.