Second Report - Renewable energy in Wales
Select Committee
Welsh Affairs Committee
HC 439
29 July 2021
Government Response (AI assessment · 20 of 20 classified)
Accepted
4
Acknowledged
10
Deferred
1
Rejected
1
Government response
Second Special Report - Renewable energy in Wales: Government response to the Committee’s Second Report · published 26 Oct 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 results
3
Recommendation
Deferred
We encourage The Crown Estate to continue to work proactively with developers to ensure that...
Recommendation
We encourage The Crown Estate to continue to work proactively with developers to ensure that adequate leasing rounds continue to be offered on a regular basis in the future. Of most importance is that there is, as far as possible, …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that The Crown Estate (TCE) is an independent body responsible for seabed management and details TCE's confirmed new leasing round for floating offshore wind and progress of test projects. The response effectively redirects responsibility for direct government involvement in leasing timetables to TCE and does not address mechanisms for distributing wealth generation to Welsh communities.
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