Energy powers

Part of 4. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:37 pm on 6 December 2017.

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Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative 3:37, 6 December 2017

I'm not sure I understand that answer. These powers relate to fracking and the electricity generation stations with 350 MW or less, and they're now being delayed until October 2018 and April 2019—as far as I can work out because the Welsh Government does not consider that it has the capacity to take on those new powers at the moment. And I think that's what you've got to answer, given that we've known these powers are coming; it's been a long process. And if there is a problem with present capacity, how can we be sure that Welsh Government will be capable of exercising these powers in October 2018 and April 2019, or will we have a further postponement?