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Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, in 2018
WELSH Liberal Democrats have demanded devolving the Crown Estate to Wales to ensure the £1 billion profit from offshore wind energy lease agreements stays in the country.
The move was agreed at the party’s weekend conference when it also called for the creation of a “Celtic Sea Powerhouse.”
Management of the Crown Estate in Wales is reserved to Westminster, while in Scotland it has been devolved since 2017.
In the second of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election David Nicholson talks to Welsh Green Party leader ANTHONY SLAUGHTER
JACKIE OWEN and DYLAN LEWIS-ROWLANDS argue that Welsh Labour conference this weekend is the be-all and end-all moment if Labour wants to avoid a rout at next year’s election