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Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said:  Wales’s growing clean energy industry is delivering the

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Found: Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens said:  North Wales is already home to a thriving and growing

Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said: This is huge news – one of the largest public investments

<p>Of course, the prospectus plays a really important part. One of those action points within the ports prospectus was specifically around jobs, and there were some very eye-catching figures in relation to jobs creation: 29,000 potential roles in Wales in that sector. Of course, just a month ago, we had Ed Miliband and Jo Stevens saying that Wales would benefit from 15,000&nbsp;clean-energy jobs.</p>
<p>Promises of new jobs are not something new here in Wales. I've learnt over the years to take them with quite a very large pinch of salt. We've already seen job projections in other Government announcements quietly revised down to the tune of thousands. Now, in the prospectus, the Cabinet Secretary says,</p>
<p>'We are ready, our ports are prepared, and the opportunity is now.'</p>
<p>Having had conversations with some key stakeholders in this sector, however, there doesn't seem to be that readiness from their perspective when it comes to the Government, particularly pointing to financial commitment in terms of investment in our ports.</p>
<p>Now, risk appetites are a real variable here, but how does Welsh Government intend to resolve that tension? Because without public investment to bridge that gap, both sides will wait for the other to make a move.</p>
<p>Some options have been highlighted: a recoverable grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero being one, and a bridging loan provided by the national wealth fund being the other. So, could I ask the Cabinet Secretary where she and her officials are in securing agreement from one or both of these investment vehicles to ensure that port development progresses here in Wales? We can't afford to tread any more water on this.</p>

<p>Well, I'm not sure how hard this Government is pushing. Here's more evidence about Labour's questionable claim to be standing up for Wales. This summer, the Deputy First Minister issued a written statement on preparing for the devolution of justice, which stated, and I quote,</p>
<p>'We continue to support the devolution of justice in its entirety, as recommended by the Commission on Justice in Wales.'</p>
<p>So, I was a bit surprised, to say the least, to read about the Counsel General's comments to a Legal Wales conference this month. The Law Society Gazette reports that</p>
<p>'Any prospect of a separate Welsh legal jurisdiction has been kicked firmly into touch, with the country’s top lawyer confirming it is not an option for the foreseeable future.'</p>
<p>The Counsel General appears to be rowing back on Labour's pledge to devolve justice and policing and to develop a distinct Welsh legal system, but of course she's not the only one; so has the Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens, and the prisons Minister, Lord Timpson. This comes despite the Thomas commission reporting that the people of Wales are being let down by the justice system in its current state and recommending that justice should be wholly devolved and a Welsh jurisdiction created. Did the First Minister give the Counsel General her blessing to say what she said?</p>