Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:47 pm on 15 November 2016.
Well, he has said that he’ll put America first and any agreement with the UK will put America first and that’s what we must guard against in that respect. We will continue, as we have before, with our offices in the US, working with US companies and seeking to attract investment from the US. That will not change. Why would it change? I’m surprised when he said that nobody is advocating tariffs because I have heard people talking about tariffs. I heard David Davis talk about tariffs. I’ve heard Liam Fox talk about tariffs as if tariffs are unimportant. Why would we want to make it worse for us to access our biggest single market? That’s completely senseless. In the same way, regardless of the political situation in the US, we will continue to work with US companies, to attract investment from the US and promote Welsh produce in US markets. That won’t change.