Select committee: Welsh Affairs Committee
Conclusion 1
Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind in Wales
Published 8 Mar 2023
Paragraph 14
Addressed to Wales Office
Welsh Affairs Committee Floating Offshore Wind in Wales All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea will not only be key to meeting the UK’s Net Zero targets, it also presents an opportunity to bring significant investment into Wales and provide high quality jobs. If first-mover advantage can be seized for Wales the economic opportunity will be exponentially greater. We heard real enthusiasm and appetite from industry to seize the opportunities of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, which we agree presents a once in a lifetime opportunity for the region. This appetite and level of ambition from industry must be matched by the UK Government, which should commit to driving this opportunity forward at pace as a project of national importance.
From: Welsh Affairs Committee, Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind in Wales (HC 1182), paragraph 14, 8 March 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 May 2023 (deadline 8 May 2023).