The UK Government's Trade Bill

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 6 December 2017.

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Photo of Adam Price Adam Price Plaid Cymru 1:34, 6 December 2017

(Translated)

Can the Cabinet Secretary tell us at the moment, unless we see changes to the published Bill—that's the Trade Bill—whether the Welsh Government will refuse to give legislative consent through a legislative consent motion? Now, the Cabinet Secretary for trade in London said that they had introduced some changes to the Bill since the draft was published in October, having had discussions with the Welsh and Scottish Governments. Can he tell us what changes were made, and, as the WTO arrangement that he referred to sets out different sections at different levels of Government—for example, for devolved Governments—would the Welsh Government expect to have a veto in designating the content of the specific sections relating to Wales?