Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:18 pm on 8 November 2016.
I’m grateful for the questions from the Member. Of course, the area she talks about is steeped in the history of the armed forces and the support for local communities as well. Indeed, I’ve already met with Joyce Watson, yourself and Kirsty Williams, the local Member, this morning, to talk about these very issues that you raise. I will make that part of my letter to the Ministry regarding this. Decisions about defence estates are a reserved matter, but there are other consequences, indirect consequences, of leaving communities. I do believe that the armed forces have a strong connection and must maintain that for many years to come in terms of any turmoil that may have been caused by exiting such a community as yours.