Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:21 pm on 25 October 2017.
Well let’s have a look—. [Laughter.] Let’s have a look at what the First Minister says. So, the First Minister, talking about tourism tax said—. This is what the First Minister said, on 10 October:
We think that’s a way of sharing the burden. We think that’s a good way of ensuring more money is available for tourism.’
And responding to Darren Millar, he says:
I would have thought he would welcome anything that would ensure that visitors pay a little more to contribute to the local economy.’
Well, it looks like to me that the First Minister’s pretty wedded in his views. Joyce Watson also says we need a debate about this. Well, that’s what we’re doing this afternoon, Joyce Watson. Because what Joyce Watson needs to do is she needs to have a debate with her constituents across her region in mid and west Wales. As Neil Hamilton points out, many of those businesses in mid and west Wales depend on the tourism industry and the tourism trade. So, perhaps Joyce Watson can let me know how she gets on after she’s debated this issue with constituents in her own region. [Interruption.] No, no, no.