Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:54 pm on 29 March 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, there are investment opportunities, of course, outside of Europe, which the Demos report highlights, including China. Now, China currently represents 2 per cent of the Welsh export market, and exports have reduced by 3.5 per cent since 2013. A recent trade mission to China was largely to cement links with Welsh companies, but little has been reported on any substantive success in that regard. The Welsh Government has had five trade missions to China since 2012 and yet exports have not substantially increased since those visits. Will you, Cabinet Secretary, outline what you’ve planned to rebalance Welsh exports in favour of large markets such as China?