5. 4. Debate by Individual Members under Standing Order 11.21(iv): The Blue Economy

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:54 pm on 22 March 2017.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 3:54, 22 March 2017

I thank the Cabinet Secretary for giving way. In discussing marine plans, and I’m conscious that we do have time because I can see some colleagues complaining about the way that we do it. Could I ask him—? In bringing forward those marine plans, to do it on an all-Wales basis is quite ambitious and I wonder whether, in consulting on it, both he and the Cabinet Secretary for the environment ought to look at those areas where the conflicts are potentially greatest, and where the greatest work needs to be done—those areas where dredging, energy, et cetera, et cetera, are most intense and where the potential is greatest, but also the resolution of them through marine plans could be the most satisfying at an early stage.