8. Plaid Cymru Debate: The proposed renaming of the Second Severn Crossing

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:20 pm on 25 April 2018.

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Photo of John Griffiths John Griffiths Labour 6:20, 25 April 2018

Whichever way you look at it, Janet, it's a UK Government matter. The UK Government decided that a new name was required, decided what the new name should be and decided to take it forward without public consultation. So, that's where the responsibility lies. 

Dirprwy Lywydd, let me say that I believe that the UK Government's actions in this matter could reasonably be characterised and should be characterised as ham-fisted, wrong-headed and indeed patronising. If the second Severn crossing is to have a new name, it should be decided by those who have endured the tolls over so many years and indeed still endure those tolls today. In short, it should be decided by y werin nid y crachach