Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 24 October 2018.
Cabinet Secretary, as Russell George has said, and as you've acknowledged yourself, this is an absolutely crucial link, connecting parts of the region that I represent. The inconvenience particularly to businesses, but also to families, that occurs when that bridge is closed is really substantial. I obviously welcome the Welsh Government's commitment to address this. I was going to ask you a question about timetables, but, taking on board what you've said already, which is that it's very difficult to do that until you know whether the inquiry will need to go ahead, will you give us a commitment today to come back to this Chamber once you are aware of what the timescales are going to be, because knowing that is quite important, particularly for local businesses' planning?