Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 21 June 2016.
Can the First Minister explain the confusion that currently exists regarding air passenger duty? On 9 June Jim O’Neill, on behalf of the Treasury in London, had confirmed that the review on the devolution of the duty to Wales was ongoing, and then, just a few days later, Guto Bebb from the Wales Office stands up in the House of Commons saying that the decision has been taken not to devolve. Which is it? Is the First Minister surprised that the Welsh Conservatives seem to be more willing to listen to an airport in Bristol, which is owned by an Ontario pension fund, than they are to the Parliament of the people of Wales in this place?