AM takes wind farm concerns to No.10

 

Mr George (pictured) joined other Welsh Conservative AMs at No. 10 to discuss matters of shared interest, which included the future of energy generation in the UK.

 

“My discussions with the Prime Minister were very open and relaxed and I believe he understood very well the needs of local people not only to express their views but to also have the ultimate say in shaping their community and environment,” said Mr George.

 

In a separate meeting, Mr George met with senior officials from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), to discuss what the new infrastructure planning regime will look like from next April, when the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) is formally abolished.

 

“These were two very useful meetings and it allowed me to raise our concerns about the Mid Wales Connection project at the very highest levels of the UK Government. In meeting senior officials from DECC, I gleaned some new information about what the infrastructure planning regime will look like after next April and how decisions made on associated developments will fit within that process.

 

“I also had the opportunity to tell them that I strongly disagreed with the Energy Minister’s comments that Wales must ‘inevitability’ have more wind farms and pylons built for the national interest.

 

“Having showed them the Mapping Montgomeryshire report, they could see very clearly that we have more than our fair share in rural Mid Wales already.”

 

Meanwhile, Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies continued to put pressure on the UK Government by securing backbench time in the House of Commons Christmas Recess Debate, to speak about the devastating impact the Mid Wales Connection Project will have on the environment and people of Mid Wales.