<p>Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:44 pm on 20 September 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:44, 20 September 2016

Of course the Assembly should have an opportunity to ratify any deal that’s on the table, and rightly so, because it wouldn’t be right for the UK Government to agree issues such as farming and fisheries policy without input from the devolved Parliaments, because they have no role in farming and fisheries as far as Wales and Scotland are concerned. I think there’s practical sense in doing that, because if you want to get the widest possible buy-in for any post-Brexit deal, it makes perfect sense, if you’re the UK Government, I would argue, for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to give express ratification to any deal. If a deal goes ahead without the support of this Assembly or Scotland or Northern Ireland, that deal will inevitably be weakened and will not stand the test of time.