Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act please provide the following
information.

a) a list of meetings held between ministers and the Association of
Electricity Producers for the period April 2008 to April 2009
(inclusive).

b) a list of those in attendance and the organisation/company they
belong to.

c) a list of files, memos or correspondence relating to the
meetings.

Yours faithfully,

Neil A Osborne

Mr Osbourne

Thank you for your request for information about meetings between
Ministers and the Association of Electricity Producers between 1 April
2008 and 1 April 2009. Your request was received on 15 April and I am
dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Chris Chown
DECC
020 7215 2766
[email address]

Dear Mr Osbourne

I am writing to confirm that the Department has now completed its search
for the information which you requested on 15 April.

 
The information is attached at Annex A (below).

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ANNEX A

A list of Meetings held between ministers and the Association of
Electricity Producers for the period April 2008 to April 2009:

1 April 2008 and 4 November 2008

A list of those in attendance and the organisation/company they belong to:

1 April 2008 Meeting

Malcolm Wicks MP (Minister for Energy, BERR)
David Porter AEP

4 November 2008 Meeting

Ed Miliband MP (Secretary of State, DECC)
Joan Ruddock MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DECC)
Mike O'Brien MP (Minister of State, DECC)
Bill Coley - British Energy
Dorothy Thompson - Drax Power
Steve Riley - International Power
Marc Hirt - Gaz de France Energy
Tim Menzie - Intergen (UK)
Melanie Wedgbury - Drax Power
Hillary Berger - International Power
 Andy Taylor - Intergen
 David Porter - AEP

A list of files, memos or correspondence relating to the meetings:

1 April Meeting

Agenda and briefing note of 25 February 2008 to Secretary of State (ref
D08/151002)

4 November Meeting

Submission and briefing notes of 3 November 2008 to Secretary of State

Agenda and key points note

Note with profiles of chief executives of generating companies

References

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Dear Chown Chris (EMU),

Thank you for the information and your time in tracking it down.

Yours sincerely,

Neil A Osborne