Part of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 31 January 2017.
Michael Fabricant
Conservative, Lichfield
12:00,
31 January 2017
The Minister is quite right to say that he will analyse this in the round, because while I think many of us will recognise the economic advantages, particularly over a long period such as 100 to 150 years, the environmental impact will be considerable. Can he perhaps amplify what sort of things he will be looking at, including how tidal lagoons affect fish life, marine life and bird life?
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