§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each organisation which was represented on the working party which prepared the Land for Energy Development report begun in 1983 by his Department and the Department of Energy.
§ Mr. TrippierThe steering group conducting the land for energy study was chaired by an official from my Department. Membership comprised of officials from my Department, the Department of Energy and MAFF. The following bodies were also represented:
- British Gas Corporation
- British Coal Corporation
- CEGB
- CBI
- Yorkshire Water Authority (also representing Anglian and Severn Trent Water Authorities)
- Association of County Councils
- Association of District Councils
- Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- Yorkshire and Humberside County Councils
- Association
- Regional Planning Council for Yorkshire and Humberside
- Derbyshire County Council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many times the working party preparing the report Land for Energy Development met; and what was the date upon which it last met.
§ Mr. TrippierWork on the land for energy study began in April 1983 and seven full meetings of the steering group were held before the study was completed in January 1985. The date of the last meeting was 13 November 1984.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities which responded to the requests for written submissions which were made by the working party preparing the report "Land for Energy Development" on behalf of his Department and the Department of Energy.
§ Mr. TrippierThis information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. In July 1984 a copy of the draft report for the land for energy steering group was circulated to interested parties for comment. Of the 52 local authorities consulted, 36 responded.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received concerning the report "Land for Energy Development" begun in 1983 by his Department in conjunction with the Department of Energy.
§ Mr. TrippierI am currently considering a number of representations from local authorities, the local authority associations and hon. Members requesting a meeting to discuss the report.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on what date he received the finished report "Land for Energy Development".
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§ Mr. TrippierA final draft of the land for energy study was submitted to Ministers in the Departments of Energy and the Environment in February 1985.