Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:43 pm on 23 March 2021.
Thank you, Presiding Officer, and, with your permission, as it's the last Senedd First Minister's questions of this session, I'd like to just reflect for a moment on the tragedy that families have gone through over the COVID crisis that we've just seen behind us over the last 12 months. The loss of a loved one is incalculable, and the grief that families must be feeling across the whole of Wales is sombrely reflected today by all Members of the Senedd, but also in all communities the length and breadth of Wales. We've also seen huge acts of kindness that have been so inspirational, both community spirited kindness and compassion combined, which have carried many people through this crisis.
I'd also like to put on record my thanks, as leader of the Welsh Conservative group, to the staff of the Commission who, through this five-year session, have seen us through question times and debates, and also to reflect on the Members who aren't with us today, who gathered with us in May 2016 to begin this session, who tragically have lost their lives over the last five years.
First Minister, with the third wave ripping through Europe at the moment, why is it easier to fly from Cardiff to Alicante than it is to drive to Aberystwyth?