Agenda item

Inquiry into coastal protection - Oral evidence

09:00 – 10:00

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 1: Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 2: Cardiff School of Earth and Ocean Sciences

 

     Louise Pennington, Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre

Emlyn Jones, Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre

 

10:00 – 11:00

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 3: Countryside Council for Wales

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 4: Environment Agency Wales

 

Dr Nicola Rimington, Marine & Coastal Physical Scientist, CCW

Dr Susan Gubbay, CCW Council Member

Graham Hillier, Flood and Coastal Risk Manager, Environment Agency Wales

Steve Cook, Strategy Manager, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency Wales

 

11:00 – 11:10 Break

 

11.10 – 12:10

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 5: Welsh Local Government Association

 

     Neville Rookes, Flood and Water Officer, WLGA

 

12:10 – 12:45 Break

 

12:45 – 13:30

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 6: Atkins

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 7: Halcrow

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 8: Royal Haskoning

 

     Kath Winnard, Atkins

Kevin Owen, Atkins

Marcus Philips, Halcrow

Greg Guthrie, Royal Haskoning

 

13:30 – 14:30

E&S(4)-20-12 paper 9: The National Trust

 

     Phil Dyke, National Trust Coast & Marine Adviser

Minutes:

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

 

2.2 Dr Rimington agreed to provide copies of papers by Defra on the initiatives being developed using natural processes in defences.

 

2.3 Mr Dyke agreed to update the Committee on the availability of the Defra evaluation of the Pathfinder project.

Supporting documents: