5. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:46 pm on 22 November 2016.

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Photo of Steffan Lewis Steffan Lewis Plaid Cymru 2:46, 22 November 2016

There have been allegations that the Ministry of Defence has conducted a sham competition for a £3 billion contract to supply it with armoured vehicles. It is alleged that the process has been skewed in favour of the German company Rheinmetall, and its Boxer vehicle, which will cost up to 40 per cent more than the Welsh alternative constructed in Gwent. Can we have a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for the economy or, indeed, the First Minister, to hear what representations have been made by Welsh Government to the MOD regarding this process, and the attempts made by the Welsh Government to secure a level playing field in this particular case?