Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 25 January 2017.
Well, we are fully committed to this project, and I’ll be meeting with Charles Hendry later this afternoon to talk about the pathfinder project in particular, which would lead eventually to the creation of a tidal lagoon in north Wales. It’s a project that could potentially create 27,000 jobs for the north Wales economy. It would also, as the Member highlighted, contribute to the defence of coastal communities, and this is something that is very much of great concern to the Welsh Government, and it’s something that I’ve spoken with the Cabinet Secretary for environment and natural resources about very recently. So, we are very enthusiastic about this project. We are supportive and, of course, we’ll work right across Government, including with the regional skills partnerships, to ensure that the skills are there to deliver the project in a timely fashion, were it to go ahead.