Hinkley Point Mud

Part of 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:17 pm on 19 September 2018.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 3:17, 19 September 2018

Thank you, Presiding Officer. Cabinet Secretary, I appreciate the constraints that are placed on you with the impending court case, but if I could maybe put two points to you and seek an answer to both points: one thing that's come up time and time again with constituents is why this particular location was chosen to dump this mud, given that, as I understand it, there were various other locations where this mud could have been disposed of. So, it's not an unreasonable assertion to try and find out why this particular area was chosen, given its close proximity to Cardiff. Secondly, given that the original licence was issued in 2014, there have been various changes in the plans around the Hinkley development. Are you confident that the licence that was awarded in 2014 does capture all of those changes and is up to date, and doesn't need a review to make sure that it does capture any of the changes that have happened in the intervening period?