5. Urgent Question: Heathrow

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:48 pm on 1 November 2016.

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Photo of David Rowlands David Rowlands UKIP 3:48, 1 November 2016

Yet again, I have to, Cabinet Secretary, express my surprise that this Government and many of those in this Chamber are supporting a south-east-England-centric project that has no real identified benefits for the Welsh economy. Indeed, I would paraphrase the old holiday adage: what happens in the south-east stays in the south-east. Would it not have been better to have promoted the potential of regional airports? You talk about passengers and the ease of access for Welsh passengers now to fly from Heathrow, surely Cardiff Airport has the ability to take the largest of jets, and it would be much better promoting Cardiff Airport to be the place for people not only to fly from Wales but also to come into Wales. This seems to be very strange thinking, as far as I can see, and especially, as has been pointed out, as we have no direct benefits from construction that have been agreed with the Westminster Parliament.