Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 15 March 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 13:10

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_400003_15_03_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Rebecca Evans

Russell George

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

Julie James

William Powell

David Rees

Antoinette Sandbach

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Carwyn Jones, First Minister

John Griffiths, Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development

Edwina Hart, Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science, Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science

Carl Sargeant, Minister for Local Government and Communities

Russell Bennett, Welsh Government

Gareth Jones, Welsh Government

Ron Loveland, Welsh Government

Gwenllian Roberts, Welsh Government

Rosemary Thomas, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Alun Davidson (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Graham Winter (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions.

 

2.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from Welsh Ministers

 

2a. Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from the First Minister

 

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

 

2b. Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from the Minister for Local Government and Communities

 

2.2 The Minister for Local Government and Communities and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee on energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

2.3 The Minister agreed to provide written information for the Committee on the capacity within local authorities to handle large scale planning applications.

 

2c. Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science

 

2.4 The Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee on energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

2d. Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development

 

2.5 The Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development and officials responded to questions from members of the Committee on energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

3.  Papers to note

3.1 The Committee noted the minutes of the meetings held on 1 March.

 

Transcript

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