The UK Government’s budget announcement was not revolutionary and, while the additional funding for Wales is welcome, it was disappointing that there was no announcement on the Swansea bay tidal lagoon.

It has been nearly a year since the Hendry review was delivered to the UK Government, yet we have been met by nothing but silence from UK Ministers. More worrying than the lack of any mention of the lagoon by the Chancellor was the document published alongside the budget that outlined there would be no new subsidies for low-carbon electricity for at least another eight years.

There was hope that the lack of any announcement in the budget was due to tidal energy featuring highly in the UK Government's industrial strategy. Alas, the industrial strategy made no mention of tidal energy in Wales, focusing instead on maximising the marine economy of the highlands and islands of Scotland. All of us in this Chamber want to see Wales at the forefront of tidal energy, and I hope that the lack of news on this issue from the UK Government is—[Interruption.] Yes, certainly.