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22 July 2009

Dear Mr Urquhart

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION - ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT

Thank you for your email of 25 June requesting information on the Energy and Climate Change Unit at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

I will respond to each of your questions in turn:

The official name of the unit is the Energy and Climate Change Unit.

It was established in November 2008 following Machinery of Government changes that saw the creation of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

The membership of the unit comprises 17 full-time equivalent posts.

There have been no meetings held between members of the unit and industry representatives on the issue of the security of world oil supplies.

There have been no meetings held by the unit to discuss peak oil.

There have been no strategy papers produced by the unit since its inception.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Phil Bennett

Information Hub

Business Relations

Appeals procedure

If you are unhappy with the result of your request for information, you may request an internal review within two calendar months of the date of this letter. If you wish to request an internal review please contact me.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

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