Swansea Tidal Lagoon: Hendry Review

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Excerpts

Tuesday 1st May 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord Henley]

My Lords, south-west Wales—and the whole of Wales—is not at the bottom of the queue. As my right honourable friend the Minister for Energy made clear in another place this afternoon, she has been engaged in discussions with colleagues in the Welsh Government. A decision will be taken at the appropriate time but we do not want to be rushed into it.

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)]

My Lords, this iconic project would be a world first. It would power 120,000 homes, develop exportable technology and create a major tourist attraction for Swansea. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the subsidy—I acknowledge that a large one would be required to prove this pioneering form of energy generation—does the Minister agree that this decision has been in the long grass for long enough?