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Formal Minutes of the Energy and Climate Change Committee 2010–12 Formal Minutes of the Energy and Climate Change Committee 2010–12 Tuesday 13 July 2010 Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair1 Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee John Robertson Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead 1. Declaration of Interests Members declared their interests in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix). 2. Committee working methods The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committee orders otherwise. Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee orders otherwise. Resolved, That the Committee approves the use of electronic equipment by Members during public and private meetings, provided that they are used in accordance with the rules and customs of the House. 3. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Tuesday 20 July at 9.00 a.m. 1 Mr Tim Yeo was elected as the Chair of the Committee on 9 June 2010, in accordance with Standing Order No. 122B (see House of Commons Votes and Proceedings, 10 June 2010). Tuesday 20 July 2010 Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee John Robertson Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Emissions Performance Standards. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun. Resolved, That the Committee undertake a visit to Brussels on 16 November. 2. Petitions The Committee considered the petition to the House from residents of Creswell and the surrounding areas in Staffordshire regarding the Blythe Park gas-fired power station proposal. The Committee also considered observations from the Secretary of State presented on 14 June 2010. The Committee considered the petition to the House from Robert A Robinson regarding Communities in Mid Wales (Welshpool, Newtown, Guilsfield and Montgomery) and the effect of the transportation of materials for the building of wind farms in Mid Wales. 3. The electricity generating landscape in Great Britain The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That written evidence relating to the electricity generating landscape in Great Britain submitted by the National Audit Office be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 4. The proposals for draft national policy statements on energy The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That written evidence relating to the proposals for the draft national policy statements on energy submitted by the Sustainable Energy Partnership be reported to the House for publication on the internet. [Adjourned till Tuesday 7 September at 10.00 a.m. Tuesday 7 September 2010 Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the potential effect on energy use of extending British Summer Time. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Ofgem. Resolved, That the Committee request written evidence from the Department of Energy and Climate Change on radio spectrum for smart grid and smart meter communications. 2. United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun (COP 16) Resolved, That the Chair have leave to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun (COP 16) in a representative capacity and that the Chair seek approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit. 3. Low carbon technologies in a green economy Draft Special Report (Low carbon technologies in a green economy: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2009–10), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee in Session 2009–10 was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the report to the House. 4. Petitions The Committee considered a petition to the House from concerned energy users in the Highlands and Islands regarding energy costs. The Committee considered a petition to the House from Robert Robinson regarding wind farm development. 5. UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Transocean Oil and Gas UK Oil Spill Prevention, Response and Advisory Group (OSPRAG) Sir Robert Smith declared the following interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all- party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix). Paul King, Managing Director North Sea Division, Transocean, Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive, Oil and Gas UK, and Mark McAllister, Chair, Oil Spill Prevention Response and Advisory Group (OSPRAG), gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Wednesday 15 September at 9.30 a.m. Wednesday 15 September 2010 MORNING SITTING Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 2. UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill The Committee considered this matter. Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be reported to the House for publication on the internet: BP plc Institution of Mechanical Engineering Joint Nature Conservation Committee Total E&P UK Limited Research Councils UK KIMO UK Chevron North Sea Limited Dr Jonathan Wills The British Rig Owners’ Association ClientEarth Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) DECC – NAO information Annex A DECC – Diagram Annex B DECC – Annex B Key DECC map DECC Background note 2. The work of the Department of Energy and Climate Change The Committee considered this matter. Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Phil Wynn Owen, Director General, National Climate Change and Consumer Support, and Jonathan Brearley, Director, Energy Markets and Infrastructure, Department of Energy and Climate Change, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till this day at 3.00 p.m. Wednesday 15 September 2010 AFTERNOON SITTING Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles Christopher Pincher Gemma Doyle Laura Sandys Tom Greatrex Sir Robert Smith Dr Philip Lee Dr Alan Whitehead Albert Owen 1. UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill The Committee considered this matter. Sir Robert Smith declared the following pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading; vice-chair of the all-party group on the offshore oil and gas industry (see Appendix). Gemma Doyle declared the following non-pecuniary interest: a family member was employed by BP (see Appendix). Dr Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive, BP plc, Bernard Looney, Managing Director, BP North Sea, Mark Bly, Group Head of Safety and Operations, BP Plc, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 12 October at 10.00 a.m. Tuesday 12 October 2010 Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith John Robertson 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Minister of State, Department Energy and Climate Change on the revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy. 2. UK Deepwater Drilling — Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK Deepwater Drilling – Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Chamber of Shipping Platform Greenpeace 3. Emissions Performance Standards Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Emissions Performance Standards be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Department of Energy and Climate Change Professor Richard Macrory UK Coal plc E3G Confederation of UK Coal Producers Committee on Climate Change Institution of Mechanical Engineers National Grid Professor Jon Gibbins and Hannah Chalmers Scottish and Southern Energy Wood Panel Industries Federation Prospect UKCCSC and UKERC RWE npower Carbon Capture & Storage Association Eurelectric Statoil UK EDF Energy E.ON UK EEF Ofgem Centrica Drax Power Ltd WWF UK & Greenpeace UK Shell ScottishPower Sussex Energy Group Confederation of British Industry Dr Rachel Western International Power plc Client Earth Association of Electricity Producers GE Energy Combined Heat and Power Association Green Alliance The Chair declared the following interest: Chair of AFC Energy Plc (see Appendix). Sir Robert Smith declared the following interest: Shareholder Shell Transport and Trading (see Appendix). Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, Chair, and Dr David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change, and Professor Jon Gibbins, Edinburgh University, gave oral evidence. Nick Molho, Head of Energy Policy, WWF, Simon Skillings, Senior Associate, E3G, and Chris Littlecott, Senior Policy Advisor, Green Alliance, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday 19 October at 10.00 a.m. Tuesday 19 October 2010 Members present: Mr Tim Yeo, in the Chair Dan Byles John Robertson Tom Greatrex Laura Sandys Dr Phillip Lee Sir Robert Smith Albert Owen Dr Alan Whitehead Christopher Pincher 1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter.
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