Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance – in the Senedd at 1:53 pm on 6 December 2017.

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Photo of Steffan Lewis Steffan Lewis Plaid Cymru 1:53, 6 December 2017

Well, I'm sure that the British Government will change its mind by this time next week on that point and many others, Cabinet Secretary. You talk about exploring the options available post separation. I wonder whether one of those options that you've explored as a Government includes a relationship for Wales and the Welsh Government directly with the EIB. It is unprecedented, of course, but we are in unprecedented times, and also there's the other option, of course, of the Council of Europe Development Bank, of which the UK has never been a member, but has aims and objectives that fit very closely with the needs and aspirations of this country. Has there been an undertaking by Welsh Government to look at and to explore the options of having a bilateral relationship between Welsh Government and such institutions post separation, and whether or not they would require sponsorship from the UK Government, and so on?