Formal Minutes
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Members present:
| Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
Bill Esterson MP
| | Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Geddes
Paul Uppal MP
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Submissions were heard from the following parties on the scope
of the Joint Committee's work:
Ms Saira Kabir Sheikh, Counsel on behalf of Central
Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council (petitions 36-39)
Mr Andrew Williamson (of Walker Morris Solicitors),
agent for Waste Recycling Group Limited, WRG Waste Services Limited
and Anti-Waste Limited (petition 35)
Mr Tim Mould QC, Counsel on behalf of Covanta Rookery
South Ltd (applicant).
A full transcript was taken.
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 24 October.
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Members present:
|
Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
| | Bill Esterson MP
Lord Geddes
Paul Uppal MP
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Mr Tim Mould QC, Counsel on behalf of Covanta Rookery South Ltd
presented a statement of facts on behalf of all parties.
Ms Saira Kabir Sheikh, Counsel on behalf of Central
Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council (petitions 36-39)
made an opening statement.
Evidence was heard from:
Mrs Susan Marsh, Principal Minerals and Waste Planning
Officer in the Minerals and Waste Planning Team, Central Bedfordshire
Council
Mr Roy Romans, Team Leader, Minerals and Waste, Central
Bedfordshire
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 31 October.
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Members present:
|
Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
| | Bill Esterson MP Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Geddes
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Further evidence was heard from:
Mr Roy Romans, Team Leader, Minerals and Waste, Central
Bedfordshire
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 7 November.
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Members present:
|
Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
| | Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Geddes
Paul Uppal MP
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Further evidence was heard from:
Mr Roy Romans, Team Leader, Minerals and Waste, Central
Bedfordshire
Evidence was heard from:
Mrs Bettina Margaret Kirkham, Director of Kirkham
Landscape Planning Ltd
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 21 November.
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Members present:
|
Lord Dear
Bill Esterson MP
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
| | Lord Geddes
Paul Uppal MP
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In the absence of Mr Brian Binley MP, Lord Geddes took the Chair.
Further evidence was heard from:
Mrs Bettina Margaret Kirkham, Director of Kirkham
Landscape Planning Ltd
Evidence was heard from:
Mr Nicholas Stubbs, RIBA chartered architect and
client adviser.
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 28 November
for a site visit, then to Wednesday 5 December.
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Members present:
|
Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
Bill Esterson MP
| | Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Geddes
Paul Uppal MP
|
Further evidence was heard from:
Mr Nicholas Stubbs, RIBA chartered architect and
client adviser.
Evidence was heard from:
Ms Laura Kitson, Green Infrastructure Coordinator
for Central Bedfordshire Council.
Ms Saira Kabir Sheikh, Counsel on behalf of Central
Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council (petitions 36-39)
made a closing statement.
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 12 December.
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Members present:
|
Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
Bill Esterson MP
| | Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Geddes
Paul Uppal MP
|
Mr Andrew Williamson (of Walker Morris Solicitors), agent for
Waste
Recycling Group Limited, WRG Waste Services Limited
and Anti-Waste Limited (petition 35) made an opening statement.
Evidence was heard from:
Mr John Leeson, SLR Consulting Ltd and
Mr John Plant, FCC Environment (UK) Ltd
The Joint Committee deliberated in private.
The Joint Committee agreed that there was
no case to answer in respect of Petition 35 (Waste Recycling Group
Limited, WRG Waste Services Limited and Anti-Waste Limited) (petition
of amendment).
It was moved "that there is a case to answer
in respect of Petition 36 (Central Bedfordshire Council) and Petition
38 (Bedford Borough Council) (petitions of general objection)"
.
The Committee divided:
| Content, 2 | Not Content, 4
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| Lord Faulkner of Worcester | Mr Brian Binley MP
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| Lord Geddes | Lord Dear
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| Bill Esterson MP
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| Paul Uppal MP
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The question is disagreed to accordingly.
The Committee agreed that there was a case
to answer in respect of the following petitions but only in respect
of proposed amendments relating to the waterway:
Petition 37 (Central Bedfordshire Council) (petition
of amendment)
Petition 38 (Bedford Borough Council) (petition of
amendment)
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 19 December.
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Members present:
| Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
Bill Esterson MP
| | Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Geddes
Paul Uppal MP
|
Mr Tim Mould QC, Counsel on behalf of Covanta Rookery South Ltd
made a statement.
Ms Saira Kabir Sheikh, Counsel on behalf of Central
Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council (petitions 36-39),
made a statement.
Ordered, That the Joint Committee adjourn to 13 February
2013.
Wednesday 13 February 2012
Members present:
|
Mr Brian Binley MP, in the chair
Lord Dear
| | Bill Esterson MP
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Geddes
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Ms Alison Gorlov, Agent, Winckworth Sherwood, on behalf of Covanta
Rookery South Ltd made a statement.
Mr Alistair Lewis, Agent, Sharpe Pritchard, on behalf
of Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council made
a statement.
The Joint Committee deliberated in private.
Draft Report (Rookery South (Resource Recovery
Facility) Order 2011), proposed by the Chair, brought up and
read.
Ordered, That the Report
be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 8 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 9 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 10 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 11 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 12 to 32 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 33 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 34 and 35 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the First Report of the Committee to both Houses.
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