Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 3 May 2017.
Dirprwy Lywydd, as Adam Price earlier pointed out on opportunities that there may be in the field of VAT post Brexit, then we have to say that ways in which procurement policy can be developed outside the European Union is another very important area that we need to work on here in Wales, and work has already begun on that topic. That has not precluded us from already having done significant work in relation to procurement as far as the steel industry is concerned. A particular group has come together, a report has been produced and it identifies opportunities for using Welsh-made steel in Welsh investment decisions. We do everything we can to make sure that the money that is spent by the public purse in Welsh infrastructure is aligned with opportunities for Welsh businesses, in particular the steel industry, to benefit from that very significant level of investment.