<p>The Future of Devolution in Wales</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 20 June 2017.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 2:04, 20 June 2017

First Minister, I’m happy to be vocal in favour of the devolution of air passenger duty to this Assembly. I’m sorry if you haven’t quite heard our calls on that over the last few weeks and months, but, certainly, that is our position.

Nathan Gill, in his question, was right to refer to tax devolution as the next big development in devolution within Wales—indeed, in the devolved parts of the UK as well. The deadline when the UK stamp duty and landfill disposal tax are to be replaced with Welsh taxes is fast approaching, in April 2018, and then with income tax partially in 2019.

First Minister, one of the key arguments in favour of tax devolution has been increased accountability, but this relies on public awareness of where that responsibility lies. Do you agree with me that there is still a lack of awareness amongst large sections of the Welsh electorate out there, certainly the people who I speak to, and that’s not good in the medium and long term for that accountability? So, would you agree to look at ways that we can have a speedy awareness-raising campaign over the months and years ahead, as taxes are devolved to Wales, so that people in Wales can fully understand what taxes are being raised here, what’s being wa—raised in the UK and how we can move forward together?