Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 6 December 2016.
I note from the First Minister’s response that he will regard our capacity to generate green energy from the sea as a significant asset in tackling climate change for Wales as a tidal nation. As we await the decision of the Westminster Government in relation to the Swansea bay tidal lagoon, and welcome the first ever large-scale tidal energy farm off the coast of the Orkneys, does he join me in hoping that the remaining regulatory steps to be taken in Wales to proceed with the lagoon can be taken quickly so that we preserve our first-mover advantage? And will he agree to keep under review the 2011 marine renewable energy framework to make sure it keeps pace with technological and other change in the sector?