Invite to round table talk with DECC Minister

Peter,

I too feel there would be little benefit from you returning to Thornbury prior to 24th January!

We valued your visit and the opportunity to ask some more questions.

Thanks for the invite for the 12th January, unfortunately I will be away on holiday and will not be able to make it.

I will circulate this email to the inner core of SANE and I am sure we will have a representative there to contrast with the views of our local SSG Chairman

I will continue to attend the NGO meetings and look forward to meeting Charles Hendry and Chris Huhne in the months to come.

Wish Hergen,Margaret, Sam, Julliette and Helen all the best for Christmas and the New Year.

I hope we can provide you with enough information to remove the Shepperdine site as a suitable site.

I think you understand my views on new nuclear!

Thank you

Reg 

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From: McDonald Peter (Office for Nuclear Development)
To: oldburynuclear@btinternet.com
Sent: Tuesday, 21 December, 2010 10:38:48
Subject: Nuclear National Policy Statement

Reg

I would like to repeat my apology for our late arrival at Thornbury last Thursday, but believe we were still able to have a good question and answer session and we were pleased we had the opportunity to hear the presentation by Gareth Williams.

I know you are keen for us to come back again, but the pressure of trying to accommodate meeting at other sites before the consultation closes on 24 January, means that this is not going to be possible.

However, on 12 January the Energy Minister, Charles Hendry has called a meeting to discuss the 8 sites currently included in the revised draft Nuclear NPS and wants to meet local representatives.  I can confirm that you have been invited to this meeting, as well as the Chair of the site stakeholder group, to represent the views of your local community. Given the points raised last Thursday about how decisions are reached in Government I hope you will feel this is an important opportunity to engage directly with the Minister.

We would of course encourage everyone who attended the meeting, or who is interested in the NPS, to submit written responses to the revised draft Nuclear NPS, which we will consider as part of this consultation. We will send a second e-mail after Christmas to all respondents to the consultation reminding them of the closing date and what they need to do to respond.

Peter

Peter McDonald
Office for Nuclear Development 
Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2AW Telephone number: 0300 068 5872 
Mobile: 07881 811698