Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 1 December 2011

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 12:00

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400000_01_12_2011&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mark Drakeford (In place of Julie James)

Mick Antoniw

Rebecca Evans

Russell George

Vaughan Gething

William Powell

David Rees

Antoinette Sandbach

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Llewelyn Rhys, Head, RenewableUK Cymru

Gerry Jewson, West Coast Energy

Steve Salt, West Coast Energy

Martin Murphy, Tidal Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Virginia Hawkins (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Graham Winter (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Llyr Huws Gruffydd and Julie James.  Mark Drakeford attended as a substitute for Julie James.

 

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2.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from Renewable UK Cymru, Tidal Energy Ltd and West Coast Energy Ltd

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

2.2 Mr Jewson agreed to provide written information on the consenting of the Tir Gwynt development and on West Coast Energy’s experiences of consenting arrangements in Scotland and mainland Europe.

 

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3.  Election of Temporary Chair for 1 December afternoon meeting under Standing Order 17.22

3.1 The Committee elected William Powell as Temporary Chair for the afternoon meeting on 1 December.

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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