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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

A Severn Barrage?

Inquiry by the Energy and Climate Change Committee, 30 October 2012 to 10 June 2013. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 10 January 2013: Rt Hon Peter Hain, MP for Neath, British Labour Party, Martin Mansfield, Wales TUC General Secretary, Andy Richards, Wales Secretary, Unite the Union in Wales, and President, Wales TUC, Martin Spray CBE, Chief Executive, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Kate Jennings, Head of Site Conservation Policy, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Dr Simon Pryor, Natural Environment Director, National Trust, Martin Salter, National Campaigns Co-ordinator, The Angling Trust, Simon Bird, Chief Executive, Bristol Port Company, Matthew Kennerley, Associated British Ports Port Director, South Wales, and Professor Tim Broyd, Engineering the Future
  • 30 January 2013: Gregory Shenkman, Chairman, Hafren Power Ltd, Anthony Pryor CBE, Chief Executive, Hafren Power Ltd, Ian Gardner, Director, UKMEA Board, Arup, Professor Roger A Falconer, Expert Panel, Hafren Power and CH2M HILL-Halcrow Professor of Water Management, Cardiff University, Andre Karihaloo, Head of Operations, Hafren Power, Andrew Shirley, Chief Surveyor, the Country Land and Business Association, Johnny Gowdy, Programme Director, Regen SW, Rupert Armstrong Evans, Proprietor, Evans Engineering and Power Company Ltd, and Vincent de Laleu, Offshore and M
  • 28 February 2013: Ed Mitchell, Director of Environment and Business, Environment Agency, Dr Richard Cresswell MBE, Director South West, Environment Agency, Mike Evans, Strategic Environmental Planning Manager, Environment Agency, Alan Seatter, Deputy Director-General, DG Environment, European Commission, Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, DECC, Trevor Raggatt, Head of Small Scale and Emerging Renewables, and Barbara Garnier Schofield, Head - Marine Energy and Tidal Range