The impact of leaving the EU on Wales

Part of 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:41 pm on 31 January 2018.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 3:41, 31 January 2018

Cabinet Secretary, the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee held a very constructive and informative consultation event with a wide range of stakeholders here in Tŷ Hywel on Wales's future relationship with the EU. As a committee, we need to be fully aware of all future scenario planning and analysis to respond to stakeholders across the public, private and third  sectors, and they were fully represented on Monday. So, I'd also call on the UK Government to publish in full the leaked document on the impact of Britain leaving the EU, which predicts that economic growth would be lower under a range of potential scenarios. So, I'd like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for clarifying, in response to Simon Thomas, its own approach in terms of scenario planning and the papers that you've already published and that you are—forthcoming—publishing the trade paper and other papers, and agree, and I'm sure the Cabinet Secretary would agree, that it's vital that the Welsh Government and this Assembly is fully informed in scrutinising the UK Government's approach to Brexit. On Monday, our committee Members will visit Toyota in north Wales and Aston Martin in my constituency. Don't you agree it would be helpful to have this analysis to assist us in our visits?