Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:02 pm on 20 June 2017.
The First Minister of Northern Ireland isn’t in place, at the moment—hopefully soon—but he will surely know that this is something that we’ve argued ad nauseam for it to be devolved. There is no reason why it should be devolved in Northern Ireland, devolved in Scotland, but not devolved in Wales. What would we do with it? We would certainly look at reducing or removing it for long haul, because we know that Cardiff Airport is particularly well placed for long-haul passenger flights. But the UK Government has resolutely refused to devolve it to us, despite the fact it’s devolved to Scotland. There is no reason for this, there is no rationale for this, there is no fairness in this, and, certainly, it’s something that the Conservatives in this Chamber have not been particularly vocal about in the last few weeks or months.