Aston Martin in St Athan

Part of 5. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:21 pm on 15 November 2017.

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Photo of Alun Davies Alun Davies Labour 3:21, 15 November 2017

I'm grateful to the leader of the Welsh Conservatives for his kind remarks. But I have to say to him that the Member for the Vale of Glamorgan has worked hard on this, and his contribution—the leader of the Welsh Conservatives—to this has been less than nothing. I have to say—[Interruption.] I have to say to the leader of the opposition that the economic policies that he has consistently supported—[Interruption.] He has consistently supported—. I'm going to continue—I've got the microphone, so, you know, you're wasting your time. 

The economic policies that the leader of the opposition has consistently supported throughout his time in office in this place have been shown to be wrong. What we've seen from the United Kingdom Government in terms of their approach on austerity has been reduced growth, reduced spending. We've seen the economies of the European mainland and the eurozone move ahead, whilst the United Kingdom economy is stuck in the slow lane.

The reality is that the investment in St Athan, the Aston Martin investment, is going to continue to be supported by the Government of Wales. We are going to continue to support and stand up for Welsh interests throughout the process of Brexit, we will be continuing to put the interests of Wales first and we will continue to put the interests of the Welsh economy first.