5. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Roads

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:06 pm on 26 February 2020.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 4:06, 26 February 2020

Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I am very grateful indeed for the opportunity to respond to this debate this afternoon. I see no reason why Members on any side of this Chamber could possibly fail to support the declaration of a climate emergency, fail to support or acknowledge the Welsh Government's £5 billion rail service, fail to regret £1 billion of underfunding in transport infrastructure by the UK Government in Wales in the last five years—why no Member in this Chamber could regret a decade of austerity or support our call for funding for a comprehensive package of borderland road and transport projects, Dirprwy Lywydd. Nor can I see any reason why any Member would refuse to call on the UK Government to invest £1 billion in north Wales rail infrastructure or to note the decision—just note the decision—of the First Minister, or, of course, to welcome the Welsh Government's £1 billion spend on transport in north Wales. I can only take it that any Member that refuses to support our amendment does not support the £1 billion package of improvements in north Wales or our call for £1 billion to make good on the great train robbery by—[Interruption.] I'll gladly give way.