The Swansea Bay City Region

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 9 May 2018.

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Photo of David Lloyd David Lloyd Plaid Cymru 1:57, 9 May 2018

Obviously, the delivery of the tidal lagoon is clearly an important element in this whole jigsaw, and we still want to see that. I suppose we won't even mind if the thing is called 'Prince of Wales tidal lagoon', as long as we get a tidal lagoon. By the way, equally important—[Interruption.] Equally important are the smaller energy projects, so in terms of ownership with the smaller energy projects, to what extent are you investigating the potential for Welsh Government and local authority ownership models for future projects? And do you agree that residents within the region should gain financially from the huge natural resource that exists in south-west Wales?