The Welsh Government already has substantial control of onshore oil and gas activities through planning controls and environmental regulation as these are devolved. Through the relevant planning authorities in Wales, the Welsh Government has the power to take decisions on individual shale projects.<\/p>
The Government will implement the St David\u2019s Day Agreement in full which includes devolving licensing functions for onshore oil and gas exploration to Welsh Ministers.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4282", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-03T15:24:13.787Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "63"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-05-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Fracking: Wales"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether onshore fracking for gas in Wales will become the responsibility of the National Assembly for Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/547", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wigley"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Wigley"} ], "uin" : "HL70"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/346835", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/346835/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
This is a commercial matter for Cavendish Fluor Partnership who were last year appointed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) as the Magnox Parent Body Organisation to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency in the decommissioning of the 12 Magnox sites. The Magnox programme is a closure programme and, inevitably, this means that workforce numbers will reduce as the sites are decommissioned.<\/p>
The Government sympathises with those directly affected and is assured by the NDA, which has been fully involved in discussions with Magnox on its new organisational structure, that the company will implement its plans in line with industry best practice in order to mitigate the impact of job losses, and with fairness and respect for its staff.<\/p>
Nothing will be done to compromise safety and security. The independent regulator, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is also content with the programme.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4282", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-02T13:47:37.6Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "63"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Energy and Climate Change"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-05-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Nuclear Power Stations: Decommissioning"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what assessment they have made of the recently announced reduction in the number of employees working on the decommissioning of nuclear power stations and the possible safety implications for those locations.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/547", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wigley"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Wigley"} ], "uin" : "HL73"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176254", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Energy and Climate Change"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176254/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
No UK nuclear power stations have yet been fully decommissioned. The table below sets out the power stations currently being decommissioned; the date on which decommissioning commenced and is anticipated to be concluded; and the estimated lifetime cost.<\/p>
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Nuclear power station<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Decommissioning start date<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Decommissioning end date (expected)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Estimated lifetime cost (£m, discounted)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Berkeley<\/p><\/td> 1989<\/p><\/td> 2079<\/p><\/td> 639<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bradwell<\/p><\/td> 2002<\/p><\/td> 2092<\/p><\/td> 336<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chapelcross<\/p><\/td> 2004<\/p><\/td> 2095<\/p><\/td> 697<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dungeness A<\/p><\/td> 2006<\/p><\/td> 2097<\/p><\/td> 567<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hinkley Point A<\/p><\/td> 2000<\/p><\/td> 2090<\/p><\/td> 706<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hunterston A<\/p><\/td> 1990<\/p><\/td> 2080<\/p><\/td> 650<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oldbury<\/p><\/td> 2012<\/p><\/td> 2101<\/p><\/td> 927<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sizewell A<\/p><\/td> 2007<\/p><\/td> 2097<\/p><\/td> 764<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trawsfynydd<\/p><\/td> 1993<\/p><\/td> 2083<\/p><\/td> 557<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Calder<\/p><\/td> 2003<\/p><\/td> 2115<\/p><\/td> 386<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Windscale (Piles 1&2)<\/p><\/td> 1957<\/p><\/td> 2050<\/p><\/td> 895<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Decommissioning is also underway on research reactors at Dounreay, Harwell and Winfrith; these are not normally considered \u2018power stations\u2019.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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