Meetings

P-04-648 Unconventional Oil and Gas Planning Applications

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 05/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and agreed to close the petition in light of the confirmation that Welsh Government policy has been amended to the effect that Ministers will be notified about, and will consider calling in, all future planning applications for unconventional oil and gas development, where local planning authorities are not minded to reject them.


Meeting: 15/01/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered a written statement on Petroleum Extraction Policy and agreed to ask the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to confirm the Committee’s understanding that the Welsh Government would ‘call in’ any new application for a license to extract petroleum, if the relevant local authority intended to approve it.

 


Meeting: 17/07/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Due to time constraints, and to allow the petitioner additional time to provide comments, the Committee agreed to defer consideration of the petition to a future meeting.

 


Meeting: 03/10/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs and agreed to await the update offered by the Cabinet Secretary by the end of the autumn term, before considering any further actions on the petition.


Meeting: 11/07/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs and agreed to:

 

  • await further comments from the petitioner on the Cabinet Secretary’s response; and
  • write to the Cabinet Secretary asking her to update the Committee once she has determined how the Welsh Government will approach the handling of existing licenses and future policy.

 


Meeting: 13/06/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to ask what implications the devolution of further powers over onshore oil and gas will have on Welsh Government policy.


Meeting: 15/11/2016 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the progress of the Wales Bill before revisiting the issue with the Welsh Government.


Meeting: 27/09/2016 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs and agreed to await the views of petitioner before deciding how best to take the petition forward.

 


Meeting: 02/02/2016 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the promised update from the Minister and consider that when received, alongside any further comments from the petitioner.


Meeting: 10/11/2015 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

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The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the Minister, asking him to:

 

·         note the Committee’s interest in this matter;

·         provide further details of the expected timeline for reporting to the Assembly; and

·         write to the Committee again with further information at the time he reports to the Assembly.


Meeting: 22/09/2015 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

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Minutes:

William Powell declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

 

  • He is a long-standing campaigner against fracking.

 

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition for the first time and agreed to await a discussion with the petitioners at the petition handover and seek their written views on the Minister’s response.

 

The petition will be reconsidered at the next Committee meeting on 6 October.