The ending of Onshore wind subsidies (part of the Energy Bill)

The request was refused by Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Dear Department of Energy and Climate Change,

On the 22nd June 2015 Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change made a statement in the House of Commons on ending subsidies for onshore wind. As part of this statement she also stated that she looked forward to having meaningful discussions, with industry, with other stakeholders. I am making this request to increase transparency in this area.

1) I am seeking information on internal meetings involving any of the below members of the Department for Energy and Climate Change;

Amber Rudd MP
Andrea Leadsom MP
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

on the issue of deciding to end of Onshore wind subsidies (part of the Energy Bill), from 22/06/2015 to present

Please ensure you provide all documentation generated in such meetings, including:

Any meeting minutes
Correspondence in relation to meetings
Meeting readouts
Briefing notes
Or other meeting memoranda

2) I am also seeking information on any external correspondence or meetings involving any of the below members of the Department for Energy and Climate Change and any external bodies

Amber Rudd MP
Andrea Leadsom MP
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

on the issue of deciding to end of Onshore wind subsidies (part of the Energy Bill), from 22/06/2015 to present

Please ensure that your search for correspondence includes:

Email correspondence (including attachments)
Memos
Reports
Briefing documents or the equivalent
Letters
Telephone records and any notes made during and after telephone calls
Correspondence includes any other type of correspondence frequently used by the department, including text messages and private emails

Yours faithfully,

Jack Alexander

correspondence@bis.ecase.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Requests,

DECC Ref: FOI2015/21515

Dear Mr Alexander

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 6th
October. Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at
the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to deal with.

Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004
and we will reply at the latest by 3rd November

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
Rights Unit at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
who provide a shared service to DECC.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Kind regards,

Information Rights Unit

Information Rights Unit | Department for Business, Innovation & Skills | 1
Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET | www.gov.uk/bis |
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with DECC to process and advise on their FOI requests

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Dear Mr Alexander

Please see the attached reply from DECC - ref 2015/21515.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information Rights Unit at BIS.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,
Information Rights Unit;

Information Rights Unit (DECC Shared Service)
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Orchard 1, 6th Floor
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
www.gov.uk/bis

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Dear FOI Requests,

Apologies that the request is too large. I have reduced the scope of the request below attempting to be more specific concerning the precise nature of the information I wish to obtain.

On the 22nd June 2015 Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change made a statement in the House of Commons on ending subsidies for onshore wind. As part of this statement she also stated that she looked forward to having meaningful discussions, with industry, with other stakeholders. I am making this request to increase transparency in this area. I am looking for evidence of these meetings.

I would like any correspondence or meetings involving any of the below members of the Department for Energy and Climate Change and any external bodies

Amber Rudd MP
Andrea Leadsom MP
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

on the issue of deciding to end of Onshore wind subsidies (part of the Energy Bill), from
22/06/2015 to present

Please ensure that your search for correspondence includes:

Email correspondence (including attachments) Memos Reports Briefing documents or the
equivalent Letters Telephone records and any notes made during and after telephone calls
Correspondence includes any other type of correspondence frequently used by the department,
including text messages and private emails.

Yours sincerely,

Jack Alexander

correspondence@bis.ecase.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Requests,

DECC Ref: FOI2015/24326

Dear Mr Alexander

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 30th
October. Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at
the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to deal with.

Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004
and we will reply at the latest by 27th November.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
Rights Unit at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
who provide a shared service to DECC.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Kind regards,

Information Rights Unit

Information Rights Unit | Department for Business, Innovation & Skills | 1
Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET | www.gov.uk/bis |
[email address] | BIS have a shared service level agreement
with DECC to process and advise on their FOI requests

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is making a
difference by supporting sustained growth and higher skills across the
economy. BIS: working together for growth

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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.

FOI Requests,

1 Attachment

Dear Mr Alexander

Please see the attached reply from DECC - ref 2015/24326.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information Rights Unit at BIS.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,
Information Rights Unit;

Information Rights Unit (DECC Shared Service) Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Orchard 1, 6th Floor
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
www.gov.uk/bis

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