I would like to make a few points on marine wind energy developments in the future with particular reference to recommendation 11, which asks for clarity as to what steps the Welsh Government would take to streamline the process for developing the Celtic sea renewable energy projects in future years. I congratulate the committee for the work that’s gone into this report, and which touches upon so many important areas such as this one.

I read in the Government’s response that, whilst they accept this recommendation, they are looking at the licensing and consent processes, which are very important, and I welcome that. I’m pleased to see a reference to the fact that discussions are ongoing with the Crown Estate, which is crucially important, and I echo the need to devolve responsibility for the Crown Estate to Wales.

But, I would like to ask the Minister about the need also to ensure the development of that broader infrastructure that can allow us to benefit economically from renewable energy. I do think that that should be a priority, and I’m very keen—the Minister won’t be surprised to hear that—on developing the port of Holyhead as a port to serve the next generation of wind energy projects off the Welsh coast. I do think that there’s a very real opportunity here to create jobs, to attract investment and to give long-term sustainable use to the old Anglesey Aluminium site, not only as a service centre for the next generation of windfarms, but also for production, too. So, I would welcome hearing from the Minister what kind of support and what kind of commitment she's willing to give to try and deliver the potential of the port of Holyhead in that way.