7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Food Security

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:54 pm on 23 March 2022.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 5:54, 23 March 2022

I stand by what the Chancellor delivered today for the people of Wales and the people of this country, as the Minister tried to highlight, which was a 5p cut in fuel duty, not for one month, not for two months, not for three months, but for 12 months. For 12 months. That's not just people with cars, as the Minister tried to indicate, that's for the people who haul our food, our freight, around this country, who will benefit from a cut in the price for the next 12 months. Also, the national insurance—[Interruption.] The national insurance threshold that has been lifted today in the same statement, which Martin Lewis the money expert has said is the most generous—[Interruption.] The most generous settlement that could be made—