Select committee: Welsh Affairs Committee

Conclusion 1

Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind in Wales Published 8 Mar 2023 Paragraph 14 Addressed to Wales Office
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).

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