Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I want to take this opportunity to update Members on current activity within the emerging offshore marine sector in Wales and to outline the Welsh Government's ambition to deliver real economic benefits from this new and exciting sector. My focus today will be on the sector's potential impact on regional economies in providing sustainable and high-quality jobs here in Wales.

Our support for emerging technologies like offshore marine energy sit at the heart of our programme for government. It allows us to integrate our activity across departments to deliver for the people of Wales. In the short term, offshore wind is likely to provide the most economic opportunity. As an example, we are already home to RWE's three windfarms off the coast of north Wales, which sustain 240 high-quality operations and maintenance jobs at the port of Mostyn. These jobs, near to where windfarms are deployed, are to be expected from these developments. However, we're seeking to aim higher in seeking to attract a wider range of employment opportunities in high-value manufacturing, wind-turbine integration and deployment activities. In south Wales we have four test-and-demonstration projects under review in the Celtic sea. In addition, Blue Gem Wind has received a sea bed licence from the Crown Estate to develop a floating offshore windfarm off the south coast of Pembrokeshire.