The Agriculture Industry

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 13 February 2018.

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Photo of Mark Reckless Mark Reckless Conservative 2:08, 13 February 2018

First Minister, when I took an Assembly committee to Dublin and met the Taoiseach, I learnt how Ireland benefits by £2 billion because of privileged access to our beef and dairy markets in the customs union, with a quarter of our beef coming from Ireland. Isn't it the case that outside a customs union it would be our choice either to trade freely and buy beef more cheaply elsewhere, or, if we preferred tariffs, to buy that beef from Welsh and UK farmers instead?