GDF in Northern Ireland - Decision Makers

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Dear Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,

Pursuant to FOI, EIR And Arrhus Convention legislation, I would like this question directed at BEIS and not a third party.

Could BEIS confirm which of the following public bodies, in addition to BEIS, will be involved in the decision making process of 1) potential and 2) choosing GDF site(s) across Northern Ireland?
A Councils (Councillors or Officers)
B DAERA (Minister or Permanent Secretary)
C DfI (Minister or Permanent Secretary)
D NI Executive (by which powers and by whom if not a majority vote)
E Secretary of State of NI
F A N other, please state...

Yours faithfully,

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BEIScorrespondence@beis.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Requests, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BEIS ref: FOI2019/02465

Dear Christine Gibson

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 12th
February. Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at
the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to deal
with.

Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and we will reply at the latest by 12th March.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
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Dear [email address] on behalf of FOI Requests,

Dear [email address] on behalf of FOI Requests,

Thank you for your prompt response.

Could you kindly explain why you have omitted your responsibility to respond under EIR 2004 and under the Arrhus Convention to which the UK is a contracted Party?

The information requested is critical to environmental governance and public participation in decision-making on environmental matters.

Yours sincerely,

Christine Gibson
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FOI Requests, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Dear Ms Gibson

 

Please find attached a response to your recent information request,
reference FOI2019/02465.

 

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
Rights & Records Unit at BEIS.

 

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

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights & Records Unit

 

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Upper Ground

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

[1]www.gov.uk/beis

 

 

 

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Christine Gibson

Dear Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's handling of my FOI request 'GDF in Northern Ireland - Decision Makers'.

My question was in relation only to Northern Ireland and it was also only relevant to the future tense, not the present tense.

Your answer only referred to what is happening now, present tense, in England and Wales.

I therefore request that you review and respond to my original question as a matter of urgency as today was the deadline to address this FOI and EIR request.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...

Yours faithfully,

Christine Gibson

BEIScorrespondence@beis.gov.uk on behalf of FOI Requests, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BEIS IR ref: IR2019/04798 Original FOI ref: FOI2019/02465

Dear Christine Gibson

Thank you for your request for an internal review which was received on
12th March. Your request has been passed on to the appropriate official at
the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to deal
with.

In line with the Information Commissioners guidance, internal reviews
should be responded to within 20 working days unless they are complex, in
which case a response should be sent within 40 working days. Please be
aware that this does not include weekends and bank holidays. The
Department aims to respond to requests for internal reviews as quickly as
possible. We hope to be in contact with you again shortly with a decision
on your request.

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
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Kind regards,
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Strategy | 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET | www.gov.uk/beis |
[email address] |

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Dear Ms Gibson

 

 

Thank you for your request for an Internal Review of FOI 2019/02465.

 

Attached is a response to the Internal Review of information request,
reference IR2019/04798.

 

If you have any queries about this email, please contact the Information
Rights & Records Unit at BEIS.

 

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

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights & Records Unit

 

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Upper Ground

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0ET

[1]www.gov.uk/beis

 

 

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