Closure of Sovereign House, Newport — [Mr Adrian Bailey in the Chair]

Part of Armed Forces – in Westminster Hall at 4:00 pm on 19 July 2017.

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Photo of Paul Flynn Paul Flynn Labour, Newport West 4:00, 19 July 2017

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We must not fall into that trap. If we are going to take a decision, let us see all the facts laid out. Making people’s jobs convenient for their homes is of paramount importance —it is at the heart of the Welsh Government’s policy and I believe that they would say the same. They do not see this mania for super-hubs and bringing everything together as the answer.

There are fashions. There is a fashion for devolution and for economy of scale, and then we go in the other direction and there is a fashion for concentrating activities. These things go on, and we should not be borne along without making a reliable, scientific assessment of the advantages and disadvantages in this case.