Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 28 March 2017.
Thank you for your answer, First Minister. It doesn’t fill me with a great deal of confidence that you don’t know exactly what’s going to be in that letter. The think tank Demos yesterday set out that Wales could be hardest hit by the economic impact of Brexit, and we face, as you know, a high risk from any loss of exports, and that’s why continued participation in the single market is so important. We also face a high risk from any loss of EU funding. In terms of EU nationals, Demos describes the situation as low risk to Wales due to the relatively small numbers of people who are here. But we do know that those EU citizens who are here are important to our public services, in particular our NHS. Now, those Demos findings explain exactly why Plaid Cymru has prioritised the economy through all of this. What is your assessment now of a hard Brexit, where these risks could become a reality?