To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials have met representatives of (i) Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd, (ii) Eastern Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (iii) African Minerals Ltd, (iv) Landis+Gyr and (v) Energy Enterprises Ltd in the last three years. (289935)

Since the creation of DECC officials in the Department have met representatives from Landis and Gyr to discuss smart metering and demand side response. There have been bilateral meetings and the company has been represented, with other stakeholders, at presentations and workshops supporting smart meter policy and demand side response development.

There have been no formal meetings with representatives of Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd, Eastern Petroleum Corporation Ltd, African Minerals Ltd or Energy Enterprises Ltd.