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Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:46 pm on 24 May 2022.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 1:46, 24 May 2022

Thank you, Presiding Officer. Last week, in response to a topical question that my colleague James Evans put down, First Minister, the economy Minister said that the Welsh Government had spent £4.25 million purchasing a farm in mid Wales, in his words, to secure a permanent home in Wales for the Green Man Festival. The next day, the festival said that there are no plans to move the Green Man Festival from the Glan Usk estate to Gilestone Farm. These two statements are polar opposite. Which is correct, First Minister?

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