Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 10 January 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which Ministers of her Department have visited the North East since their appointment; on what date such visits took place; and for what purposes such visits were undertaken.
The information requested is set out in the following table.
Minister | Date | Details |
Lord Henley | 16 and 17 August 2010 | Waste visits: Richmondshire Council, Richmond, to view recycling in action. |
Billingham, SITA Energy from Waste plant tour and discussion. | ||
South Tyneside trade waste, South Shields tour of Trade Waste Operations. | ||
FareShare depot at Pallion in Sunderland discussion, tour and North Family Zone to see the charity in action. | ||
West Sleekburn, SITA Material Recovery Facility, tour discussion and presentation. | ||
Lord Henley | 15 October 2010 | Northern Farming Conference, Newcastle. Keynote speech from 10 am. |
Lord Henley | 25 November 2010 | Waste visits: Biffa Polymers (plastic recycling plant) for tour and discussion. |
Sembcorp biomass plant for tour and discussion. | ||
Graphite Resources for a tour. | ||
Ineos Bio to discuss Seal Sands waste to bioethanol project, and general waste/biomass issues. | ||
Air Products, a company who do gasification of waste to produce electricity and downstream hydrogen. | ||
Meeting with PYReco, to discuss positive impact on the UK's Climate Change Agenda and substantial recycling potential across industry. | ||
Closing speech at Waste Conference in Gateshead. | ||
Richard Benyon | 15-16 June | Launch of MMO in Newcastle, and visited the Northumberland National Park. |
Richard Benyon | 14-15 July | Attended the British Irish Environment Council in Newcastle. |
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