Select Committee · Welsh Affairs Committee

Floating Offshore Wind in Wales

Status: Closed Opened: 20 Oct 2022 Closed: 16 Oct 2023 8 recommendations 10 conclusions 2 reports

The Welsh Affairs Committee will be holding two evidence session exploring floating offshore wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea, as the UK seeks to harness its renewable energy potential.

Reports

2 reports

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind in Wales	HC 1182	8 Mar 2023	18	Responded
Fel y bo'r angen Ar y Môr Gwynt yng Nghymru - Crynodeb	—	8 Mar 2023	0	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

7 Recommendation Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind … Deferred

We recommend The Crown Estate bring forward further detail on its supply chain requirements at...

We recommend The Crown Estate bring forward further detail on its supply chain requirements at the earliest opportunity to assist developers in preparing their bids. Alongside this it should formulate a credible mechanism for holding developers to their supply chain investment plans and ensuring these commitments are followed through.

Government response. The Crown Estate intends to provide further detail in this regard at the next market update.

Wales Office

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions

Date	Witnesses
19 Jan 2023	Edward Sherriff · Welsh Government, Julie James MS · Welsh Government	View ↗
8 Dec 2022	Julie James MS · Welsh Government	View ↗
23 Nov 2022	Dr Nicola Higgins · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	View ↗
26 Oct 2022	Dan McGrail · Renewable UK, Gus Jaspert · The Crown Estate, Henrik Pedersen · Associated British Ports, Mike Scott · Blue Gem Wind, Tim Pick · Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce, Tim Stiven · The Crown Estate, Tom Glover · RWE, Tom Sawyer · Port of Milford Haven	View ↗