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The impact of these installations can also extend beyond the site to the routes of transmission cables, also posing environmental and, potentially, animal welfare issues, as highlighted by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. We believe it is important that the Crown Estate should take responsibility for all these issues when determining development of new offshore energy generation installations. I believe that had he had time, my noble friend Lord Leicester would have suggested that the boats he mentioned could easily be converted to electric and recharged when servicing the wind turbine installations. My noble friend also highlighted that it is not clear that environmental issues are given sufficient consideration in planning offshore development.