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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Okay. I think we can hear a message in all of that—that's pretty clear; thanks so much. Your reference to Erebus brings us nicely, I think, on to Jenny Rathbone.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Okay. Jess, do you want to pick up on any comments?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Yes?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
So, it comes down to—
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Okay. Before I ask Jess, maybe, to respond as well, Huw just wants to come in on this as well.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Okay. Who wants to respond to that, first of all? David, do you want to come in on that?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Yes, okay. Thanks. Delyth.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Okay, yes, so you know as much as we do, then. There we are. That's fine.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Is there anything more you want to tell us about the tidal lagoon challenge? Is there anything that you want to expand on that?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Jess, do you want to respond to that?
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Marine environment management - evidence session 2: marine energy developers
Welcome back to this meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee at the Senedd. We move on to our third item this morning. We are looking at marine environment management, and this second evidence session is going to focus on…
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
We'll now suspend the meeting until about 10.25 a.m. so that the new witnesses can join the meeting. So, we'll adjourn and suspend the broadcast until about 10.25 a.m. Thank you very much.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Thank you so much. That brings us to the end of our hour-long session with Natural Resources Wales. Can I thank the three of you for your evidence? Excellent stuff, and it sets us up well for the other sessions today and, of course, for hopefully some…
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
There are a few aspects to that there. I don't know who wants to take it, but whoever it is will need to be rather concise. Mary.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Thank you, Mary. We're up against time now, but I think that's a key message that we come back to on a number of these issues, and it's certainly one that we as a committee will take seriously into consideration. So, the final question to Janet before we…
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay, well, let's bring Joyce in here, because I think she wants to raise something as well.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Mary, yes.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay, and we would prefer that you do it quickly as well, I'm sure. We'll move on to Jenny.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Okay. Thank you. Huw.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Huw has asked to come in, Joyce, if you're okay with that.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Sorry, Janet needs to be muted. That's fine, you are muted now. Sorry, Mary, carry on.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Mary.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
Yes, okay. Thank you so much for that. Joyce.
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Marine environment management - evidence session 1: Natural Resources Wales
So, if all of that is still there, and if the Government was minded to, for the sake of consistency, say, extend your responsibilities to 200 nautical miles and amend the environment Act accordingly as well, would resource be an issue?
