An MP says it could ease cost of living pressures and drive prosperity in Wales.
The Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP suggested that if the profits from this were in the hands of the devolved government in Cardiff Bay, it could be used to provide better energy security and lower heating costs for Welsh homes.The Crown Estate is leasing the seabed under the Celtic Sea to floating wind farm developers
The Plaid MP said previous attempts to raise the issue with the Conservative Westminster government had been a "non-starter" and that her party would be "certainly pushing" the cause if Sir Keir Starmer's Labour were to win the next general election. "It could be one critical step that could make so much difference to the Welsh economy in the furthest westernmost regions of north and south Wales."While serving as secretary of state for Wales, Simon Hart last year told the House of Commons there was "no public appetite at all in Wales to devolve the Crown Estate".
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