FM's statements on Tidal Lagoons in Welsh coastal waters

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Dear Welsh Government,
The First Minister when answering questions in the Senedd last week was supportive of the proposed Cardiff Tidal Lagoon and said that lagoons around Wales could be transformative or transformational. Please supply briefing or other assessments used by the Welsh Government to underpin these views.

Yours faithfully,
Max Wallis

Welsh Government

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Uned Busnes y Llywodraeth (Economi) I Government Business Unit (Economy)
 
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The refs in the Document-library are TPL-advocacy documents. The Cardiff Business School work is not supplied, but it's terms of reference given - it applies only to the ‘small scale’ Swansea Lagoon. It says nothing about the huge cost and huge consumer subsidy required, nor how scaled-up versions (as the Cardiff Lagoon currently at issue) could be environmentally acceptable.
As this is quite inadequate basis for the First Minister’s "could be transformational" statement – there's surely some internal civil-service briefing as well as the CBS document that they are refusing to disclose.

Dear Welsh Government,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Welsh Government's handling of my FOI request 'FM's statements on Tidal Lagoons in Welsh coastal waters'.

The references indicated in the Documents-library are others are TPL-advocacy documents. The unpublished (and WG-commissioned) Cardiff Business School work is not supplied, though considered relevant. From the terms of reference given, the CBS work applies only to the ‘small scale’ Swansea Lagoon; it says nothing about the huge cost and mega-subsidy from consumers, nor how scaled-up versions (as the Cardiff Lagoon currently at issue) could be environmentally acceptable.
The TPL-advocacy reports are quite inadequate basis for the First Minister’s statement. The National Resources Wales (WG advisors) have issued very cautious and restrained interim opinion, which has been included in the Secretary of State's Scoping Opinion. I therefore appeal against the refusal to disclose the CBS report and internal assessments and/or briefings.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,
Max Wallis

Welsh Government

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Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
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drwy’r GSi yn cael ei logio, ei monitro a/neu ei chofnodi yn awtomatig am
resymau cyfreithiol.

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[1][email address].
 
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replies to [2][email address].
 
Cofion/Regards,
 
Uned Busnes y Llywodraeth / Government Business Unit
Adran yr Economi a’r Seilwaith/ Department for Economy and Infrastructure
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
QED Centre, Treforest, RCT, CF37 5YR
 
 
 
 
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gysylltiedig â’r neges hon. Mae’n ddigon posibl y bydd unrhyw ohebiaeth
drwy’r GSi yn cael ei logio, ei monitro a/neu ei chofnodi yn awtomatig am
resymau cyfreithiol.

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