7. 7. UKIP Wales Debate: Brexit and the Economy

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:52 pm on 14 September 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 5:52, 14 September 2016

I’ll send the message now in terms of the dialogue: we want to see our funding guaranteed post the autumn statement as per the promise that was given by those who wanted out of the European Union. I warned at the time that we would end up in a situation where the Government in London would act as a brake on funding that comes to Wales automatically. Not even UKIP, in fairness, are in that position. They want to see the money come automatically. The Conservative Party finds itself in a different position even to UKIP on this, by not standing up for Wales and demanding that the money that we would have had continues to flow to Wales.

In terms of some of the other comments that were made, Steffan Lewis raised some interesting points. There are many questions to which there are no answers at the moment. The Scottish Government doesn’t have the answers. The Scottish Government has an answer in terms of wanting independence, possibly, but it doesn’t have answers in terms of a detailed plan. [Interruption.] Of course.