Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:40 pm on 9 November 2016.
Diolch, Lywydd. I think, Cabinet Secretary, we’ve seen again overnight, haven’t we, the way in which political consequences flow from an economic agenda that has failed to deliver change for the majority of people. So, would he agree that now is the time really for bold, big ideas that have the potential to deliver transformational change for our country and our people? In this spirit, I note that Greater Manchester has announced it is bidding to for the World Expo, the Olympics for business, if you like, which hasn’t been to mainland Britain since the first one, the Great Exhibition of 1851. They’re competing, in the case of the 2025 expo against Paris and Osaka, and it’s by no means certain that they’ll succeed. So, could we explore the possibility of Wales bidding for the next available slot, which will be in 2027-28? What more exciting, compelling idea than bringing the expo home to the birthplace of the industrial revolution here in Wales?